8. He that deviseth to do evils, shall be called a fool.
9. The thought of a fool is sin: and the detracter is the abomination of men.
10. If thou lose hope being weary in the day of distress, thy strength shall be diminished.
11. Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death forbear not to deliver.
12. If thou say: I have not strength enough: he that seeth into the heart, he understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, end he shall render to a man according to his works.
13. Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:
14. So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.
15. Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
16. For a just mall shall fall seven times and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into evil.
17. When thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not thy heart rejoice:
18. Lest the Lord see, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19. Contend not with the wicked, nor seek to be like the ungodly:
20. For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.