3. Doing what is righteous and justis more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4. The lamp that guides the wicked —haughty eyes and an arrogant heart — is sin.
5. The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.
6. Making a fortune through a lying tongueis a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.
7. The violence of the wicked sweeps them awaybecause they refuse to act justly.
8. A guilty man’s conduct is crooked, but the behavior of the innocent is upright.
9. Better to live on the corner of a roofthan to share a house with a nagging wife.
10. A wicked person desires evil;he has no consideration for his neighbor.