12. There is a way that seems right to a person,but its end is the way that leads to death.
13. Even in laughter the heart may ache,and the end of joy may be grief.
14. The backslider will be paid back from his own ways,but a good person will be rewarded for his.
15. A naive person believes everything,but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
16. A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
17. A person who has a quick temper does foolish things,and a person with crafty schemes is hated.
18. The naive inherit folly,but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.
19. Those who are evil will bow before those who are good,and the wicked will bow at the gates of the righteous.
20. A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors,but those who love the rich are many.
21. The one who despises his neighbor sins,but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
22. Do not those who devise evil go astray?But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.
23. In all hard work there is profit,but merely talking about it only brings poverty.