2. A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.
3. A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace is for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.
4. He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness, and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.
5. He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
6. The crown of the elderly are grandchildren, and the glory of children is their fathers.
7. Fine speech is not becoming a fool, still less is false speech for a ruler.
8. The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; everywhere he will turn, he will prosper.
9. He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
10. A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
11. An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12. May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
13. For he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
14. Like the release of water is the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
15. He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them are both abominations of Yahweh.
16. Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool, in order to buy wisdom where there is no sense.
17. The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.