24. Indeed, many are the conceits of human beings;evil imaginations lead them astray.
25. Without the pupil of the eye, light is missing;without knowledge, wisdom is missing.
26. A stubborn heart will fare badly in the end;those who love danger will perish in it.
27. A stubborn heart will have many a hurt;adding sin to sin is madness.
28. When the proud are afflicted, there is no cure;for they are offshoots of an evil plant.
29. The mind of the wise appreciates proverbs,and the ear that listens to wisdom rejoices.
30. As water quenches a flaming fire,so almsgiving atones for sins.
31. The kindness people have done crosses their paths later on;should they stumble, they will find support.