11. Good sense makes one slow to anger,and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12. A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion,but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13. A foolish son is ruin to his father,and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
14. House and wealth are inherited from fathers,but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15. Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,and an idle person will suffer hunger.
16. Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life;he who despises his ways will die.
17. Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,and he will repay him for his deed.