8. Better is a little with righteousness than a great number of fruits with injustice.
9. The heart of man devises his way, but the Lord directs his steps.
10. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.
11. A just weight and balance are the Lord’s; all the weights of the bag are his work.
12. It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is to be established with righteousness.
13. Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaks that which is right.
14. The wrath of the king is as a messenger of death, but the wise man will avoid it.
15. In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16. How much better is it to acquire wisdom than gold! and to acquire understanding is worth more than silver!
17. The highway of the upright is to separate himself from evil; he that keeps his way preserves his soul.
18. Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19. It is better to humble your spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20. He who has understanding in the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
21. The wise in heart is called a man of understanding; and the sweetness of the lips shall increase doctrine.
22. Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
23. The heart of the wise causes his mouth to be prudent, and with his lips he shall increase doctrine.
24. Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and medicine to the bones.
25. There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26. The soul of him that labours, labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.