8. He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;he who keeps understanding will find good.
9. A false witness will not be unpunished,and he who speaks lies will perish.
10. Delight is not seemly for a fool,much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11. The discretion of a man defers his anger,and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12. The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion,but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
13. A foolish son is the calamity of his father,and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping of water.
14. House and riches are the inheritance of fathers,and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15. Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
16. He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul,but he who is careless in his ways will die.