8. The one who gets wisdom loves life;the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
9. A false witness will not go unpunished,and whoever pours out lies will perish.
10. It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury –how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11. A person’s wisdom yields patience;it is to one’s glory to overlook an offence.
12. A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,but his favour is like dew on the grass.
13. A foolish child is a father’s ruin,and a quarrelsome wife is likethe constant dripping of a leaky roof.
14. Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15. Laziness brings on deep sleep,and the shiftless go hungry.
16. Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
17. Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,and he will reward them for what they have done.