6. Many say, “My loyal friend,”but who can find someone worthy of trust?
7. The just walk in integrity;happy are their children after them!
8. A king seated on the throne of judgmentdispels all evil with his glance.
9. Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,I am cleansed of my sin”?
10. Varying weights, varying measures,are both an abomination to the Lord.
11. In their actions even children can playactthough their deeds be blameless and right.
12. The ear that hears, the eye that sees—the Lord has made them both.
13. Do not love sleep lest you be reduced to poverty;keep your eyes open, have your fill of food.
14. “Bad, bad!” says the buyer,then goes away only to boast.
15. One can put on gold and abundant jewels,but wise lips are the most precious ornament.
16. Take the garment of the one who became surety for a stranger;if for foreigners, exact the pledge!
17. Bread earned by deceit is sweet,but afterward the mouth is filled with gravel.