8. The riches of an ish is kofer (ransom) for his nefesh (life), but the poor heareth no threat.
9. The ohr (light) of the tzaddik rejoiceth, but the ner (lamp) of the resha'im (wicked) shall be put out.
10. By zadon (pride) cometh only contention, but with the teachable is chochmah.
11. Hon (wealth) gotten by dishonesty shall be diminished, but he that gathereth incrementally shall have an increment.
12. Hope deferred maketh the lev sick, but when the ta'avah (desire) cometh, it is an Etz Chayyim (Tree of Life).
13. He who despiseth the davar shall be destroyed, but he that feareth the mitzvah shall be rewarded.
14. The torat chacham (teaching of the wise) is a makor chayyim (fountain of life), to turn one away from the snares of mavet.
15. Seichel tov giveth favor, but the derech bogedim (way of traitors) is hard.
16. Every prudent man acts with da'as, but a kesil (fool) displays his folly.
17. A malach rasha falleth into rah (trouble), but a tzir emunim (trustworthy envoy) is marpeh (healing).
18. Poverty and shame shall be to him that disdains musar, but he that is shomer over tokhakhat (reproof) shall be honored.
19. The ta'avah (desire, longing) fulfilled is sweet to the nefesh, but it is to'evat kesilim (the abomination of fools) to depart from rah.
20. He that walketh with chachamim shall be wise, but a companion of kesilim (fools) shall come to harm.
21. Ra'ah (disaster) pursueth chatta'im (sinners), but tov is the reward of the tzaddikim.