10. Lead good people down a wrong pathand you’ll come to a bad end;do good and you’ll be rewarded for it.
11. The rich think they know it all,but the poor can see right through them.
12. When good people are promoted, everything is great,but when the bad are in charge, watch out!
13. You can’t whitewash your sins and get by with it;you find mercy by admitting and leaving them.
14. A tenderhearted person lives a blessed life;a hardhearted person lives a hard life.
15. Lions roar and bears charge—and the wicked lord it over the poor.
16. Among leaders who lack insight, abuse abounds,but for one who hates corruption, the future is bright.
17. A murderer haunted by guiltis doomed—there’s no helping him.
18. Walk straight—live well and be saved;a devious life is a doomed life.
19. Work your garden—you’ll end up with plenty of food;play and party—you’ll end up with an empty plate.
20. Committed and persistent work pays off;get-rich-quick schemes are ripoffs.
21. Playing favorites is always a bad thing;you can do great harm in seemingly harmless ways.
22. A miser in a hurry to get richdoesn’t know that he’ll end up broke.
23. In the end, serious reprimand is appreciatedfar more than bootlicking flattery.
24. Anyone who robs father and motherand says, “So, what’s wrong with that?”is worse than a pirate.