12. You should not ridicule a man in bitterness of soul. For there is One who humbles and who exalts: the all-seeing God.
13. Do not love a lie against your brother, nor should you act the same toward your friend.
14. Do not be willing to devise a lie of any kind. For the practice of lying is not good.
15. Do not choose to be verbose among a multitude of elders, and you should not repeat the words of your prayers.
16. You should not hate laborious works, nor the rustic life created by the Most High.
17. You should not consider yourself to be among the multitude of the undisciplined.
18. Remember wrath. For it will not be delayed.
19. Humble your spirit greatly. For the retribution against the flesh of the impious is with fire and worms.
20. Do not betray your friend for the sake of money, and you should not spurn your dearest brother for the sake of gold.
21. Do not choose to depart from a good and understanding wife, whom you have been allotted in the fear of the Lord. For the grace of her modesty is above gold.
22. You should not harm the servant whose works are honest, nor the hired hand who entrusts his life to you.
23. Let an understanding servant be loved by you like your own soul. You should not cheat him out of freedom, nor abandon him to destitution.
24. Are cattle yours? Tend to them. And if they are useful, let them remain with you.