20. Bear witness to thosewhom you created at the beginning,and fulfill the propheciesthat were given in your name.
21. Give a reward to thosewho wait for you,and let your prophetsbe found trustworthy.
22. Hear, Lord, the prayerof your household slavesaccording to your goodwilltoward your people,and all thosewho live upon the earthwill know that you are the Lord,the God of the ages.
23. The stomach will accept any food,but one kind of foodis better than another.
24. As the palate tastes differenttypes of game,so an intelligent mind tests false words.
25. A perverse heart will cause grief,but an experienced personwill know how to give payback.
26. A woman will accept any maleas a husband,but some daughters are preferableto other ones.
27. A woman’s beauty brightens a man’s face,and she surpasses a man’s every desire.
28. If her speech is characterizedby mercy and gentleness,her husband is unlike anyone else.
29. Whoever acquires a wifetakes his first step toward success.She will be a fit helper for himand a pillar of rest.
30. Where no fence exists,the property is carried off,and where there’s no wife,a man sighs as he wanders about.
31. Who will trust a well-equipped robberwho travels from city to city?Likewise, who will trust a manwho does not have a nestand who lodges wherever night falls?