2. A nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones; And sin will thrust itself in between buying and selling.
3. Unless a man hold on diligently in the fear of the Lord, His house shall soon be overthrown.
4. In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remains; So the filth of man in his reasoning.
5. The furnace will prove the potter’s vessels; And the trial of a man is in his reasoning.
6. The fruit of a tree declares the husbandry thereof; So is the utterance of the thought of the heart of a man.
7. Praise no man before you hear him reason; For this is the trial of men.
8. If you follow righteousness, you shall obtain her, And put her on, as a long robe of glory.