12. When the righteous triumphs, great is the glory, but with the rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.
13. He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.
14. Happy is the person who fears continuously, but he who is stubborn of heart, will fall into calamity.
15. Like a roaring lion and a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
16. A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but those who hate unjust gain will have long days.
17. A person who is burdened with the blood of another, until death he will flee; do not take hold of him.
18. He who walks in integrity will be safe, but he who takes crooked paths will fall in one.
19. He who tills his ground will have plenty bread, but he who follows fantasies will have plenty of poverty.
20. A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
21. Showing partiality is not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
22. He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
23. He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.