4. The reward of humility and fear of Adonai is riches, honor and life.
5. Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but one who guards his soul stays far from them.
6. Train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not turn from it.
7. The rich rule over the poor, the borrower is a slave to the lender.
8. One who sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will perish.
9. One with a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
10. Throw out a scoffer and strife will go out, quarreling and disgrace will cease.
11. One who loves purity of heart and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
12. The eyes of Adonai guard knowledge, but He undermines the words of the faithless.
13. The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the streets.”