1. DO no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee.
2. Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee.
3. My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.
4. Seek not of the Lord a pre-eminence, nor of the king the seat of honour.
5. Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king.
6. Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity.
7. Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people,
8. Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished.
9. Be not fainthearted in thy mind: