4. You should not glory in clothing at any time, and you should not let yourself be extolled in the day of your honor. For the works of the Most High alone are wondrous; and glorious and hidden and unseen are his works.
5. Many tyrants have sat upon a throne, and one whom no one would admire has worn a diadem.
6. Many powerful men have been powerfully cast down, and the illustrious have been handed over into the hands of others.
7. Before you inquire, you should not place blame on anyone; and when you have inquired, reprove justly.
8. Before you listen, you should not respond a word; and you should not interrupt in the middle of a discourse.
9. You should not contend in a matter which does not concern you, and you should not sit in judgment together with sinners.