20. From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is filled— with the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21. Death and life are in the control of the tongue. Those who indulge in it will eat its fruit.
22. Whoever finds a wife finds good, and receives favor from Adonai.
23. The poor request favor, but the rich answer harshly.
24. A man with many friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.