15. The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble,but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.
16. A generous woman gains honor,and ruthless men seize wealth.
17. A kind person benefits himself,but a cruel person brings himself trouble.
18. The wicked person earns deceitful wages,but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
19. True righteousness leads to life,but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
20. The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart,but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.
21. Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished,but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.
22. Like a gold ring in a pig’s snoutis a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.
23. What the righteous desire leads only to good,but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.
24. One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy,but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
25. A generous person will be enriched,and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.
26. People will curse the one who withholds grain,but they will praise the one who sells it.