19. Not by words alone can servants be trained;for they understand but do not respond.
20. Do you see someone hasty in speech?There is more hope for a fool!
21. If servants are pampered from childhoodthey will turn out to be stubborn.
22. The ill-tempered stir up strife,and the hotheaded cause many sins.
23. Haughtiness brings humiliation,but the humble of spirit acquire honor.
24. Partners of a thief hate themselves;they hear the imprecation but do not testify.
25. Fear of others becomes a snare,but the one who trusts in the Lord is safe.
26. Many curry favor with a ruler,but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.
27. An abomination to the just, the evildoer;an abomination to the wicked, one whose way is straight.