4. Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.
5. A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.
6. Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
7. All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
8. He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
9. A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.
10. Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
11. A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
12. The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.