5. Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
6. The lips of a fool enter into an argument and his mouth invites a beating.
7. A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8. The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being.
9. One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
10. The Name of Adonai is a strong tower. The righteous one runs into it and is set safely up high.
11. A rich person’s wealth is a strong city or like a high wall—in his imagination.
12. Before ruin a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
13. One who answers before listening— that is his folly and his shame.