5. You should not justify yourself before God, for he is the Knower of hearts. And by no means should you wish to seem wise before the king.
6. Do not seek to become a judge, unless you have sufficient strength to shatter iniquities. Otherwise, you might fear the face of the powerful, and so establish a scandal within your integrity.
7. You should not sin against the multitude of a city, nor should you cast yourself against the people.
8. And you should not bind two sins together. For even in one sin, you will not go unpunished.
9. Do not be cowardly in your soul.
10. You should not be unwilling to beg, nor to give alms.
11. You should not say: "God will look with favor on the multitude of my gifts, and when I make an offering to the most high God, he will accept my gift."
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.