21. An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22. Say not thou, I will recompense evil: wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
23. Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
24. A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
25. It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
26. A wise king winnoweth the wicked, and bringeth the threshing wheel over them.
27. The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the innermost parts of the belly.
28. Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
29. The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
30. Stripes that wound cleanse away evil: and strokes reach the innermost parts of the belly.