11. Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
12. Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
13. Whosoever despises the word shall be destroyed: but he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
14. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
15. Good understanding gives favor: but the way of transgressors is hard.
16. Every prudent man deals with knowledge: but a fool lays open his folly.
17. A wicked messenger falls into trouble: but a faithful ambassador is health.