23. Watch your words and hold your tongue;you’ll save yourself a lot of grief.
24. You know their names—Brash, Impudent, Blasphemer—intemperate hotheads, every one.
25. Lazy people finally die of hungerbecause they won’t get up and go to work.
26. Sinners are always wanting what they don’t have;the God-loyal are always giving what they do have.
27. Religious performance by the wicked stinks;it’s even worse when they use it to get ahead.
28. A lying witness is unconvincing;a person who speaks truth is respected.
29. Unscrupulous people fake it a lot;honest people are sure of their steps.
30. Nothing clever, nothing conceived, nothing contrived,can get the better of God.
31. Do your best, prepare for the worst—then trust God to bring victory.