7. And if he do good, he doth it ignorantly, and unwillingly: and at the last he discovereth his wickedness.
8. The eye of the envious is wicked: and he turneth away his face, and despiseth his own soul.
9. The eye of the covetous man is insatiable in his portion of iniquity: he will not be satisfied till he consume his own soul, drying it up.
10. An evil eye is towards evil things: and he shall not have his fill of bread, but shall be needy and pensive at his own table.
11. My son, if thou have any thing, do good to thyself, and offer to God worthy offerings.
12. Remember that death is not slow, and that the covenant of hell hath been shewn to thee: for the covenant of this world shall surely die.
13. Do good to thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability, stretching out thy hand give to the poor.
14. Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good gift overpass thee.
15. Shalt thou not leave to others to divide by lot thy sorrows and labours?
16. Give and take, and justify thy soul.
17. Before thy death work justice: for in hell there is no finding food.
18. All flesh shall fade as grass, and as the leaf that springeth out on a green tree.
19. Some grow, and some fall off: so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.
20. Every work that is corruptible shall fail in the end: and the worker thereof shall go with it.
21. And every excellent work shall be justified: and the worker thereof shall be honoured therein.
22. Blessed is the man that shall continue in wisdom, and that shall meditate in his justice, and in his mind shall think of the all seeing eye of God.