17. The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18. Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19. Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20. He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
21. The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22. Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the correction of fools is their folly.
23. The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
24. Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26. The appetite of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth craveth it of him.