12. Remember that death will not wait, And that the covenant of the grave is not showed to you.
13. Do well to your friend before you die; And according to your ability stretch out your hand and give to him.
14. Defraud not yourself of a good day; And let not the portion of a good desire pass you by.
15. Shall you not leave your labors to another? And your toils to be divided by lot?
16. Give, and take, and decieve your soul; For there is no seeking of luxury in the grave.
17. All flesh waxes old as a garment; For the covenant from the beginning is, You shall die the death.
18. As of the leaves flourishing on a thick tree, Some it sheds, and some it makes to grow; So also of the generations of flesh and blood, One comes to an end, and another is born.
19. Every work rots and falls away, And the worker thereof shall depart with it.
20. Blessed is the man that shall meditate in wisdom, And that shall discourse by his understanding.
21. He that considers her ways in his heart Shall also have knowledge in her secrets.
22. Go forth after her as one that tracketh, And lie in wait in her ways.
23. He that pries in at her windows Shall also hearken at her doors.
24. He that lodges close to her house Shall also fasten a nail in her walls.
25. He shall pitch his tent near at hand to her, And shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.
26. He shall set his children under her shelter, And shall rest under her branches.
27. By her he shall be covered from heat, And shall lodge in her glory.