16. A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
17. A person who has a quick temper does foolish things,and a person with crafty schemes is hated.
18. The naive inherit folly,but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.
19. Those who are evil will bow before those who are good,and the wicked will bow at the gates of the righteous.
20. A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors,but those who love the rich are many.
21. The one who despises his neighbor sins,but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
22. Do not those who devise evil go astray?But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.
23. In all hard work there is profit,but merely talking about it only brings poverty.
24. The crown of the wise is their riches,but the folly of fools is folly.
25. A truthful witness rescues lives,but the one who breathes lies brings deception.
26. In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,and it will be a refuge for his children.
27. The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain,to turn people from deadly snares.