23. If you work hard, you will have plenty. If you do nothing but talk, you will not have enough.
24. A wise person’s reward is wealth, but a fool’s reward is foolishness.
25. A witness who tells the truth saves lives, but one who tells lies hurts others.
26. People who respect the Lord will be safe, and they will make their children feel secure.
27. Respect for the Lord gives true life and will save you from death’s trap.
28. Kings of large nations have great honor. Rulers without a country have nothing.