4. The words of the mouth are deep waters,but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
5. It is not good to be partial to the wickedand so deprive the innocent of justice.
6. The lips of fools bring them strife,and their mouths invite a beating.
7. The mouths of fools are their undoing,and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;they go down to the inmost parts.
9. One who is slack in his workis brother to one who destroys.
10. The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;the righteous run to it and are safe.
11. The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12. Before a downfall the heart is haughty,but humility comes before honour.
13. To answer before listening –that is folly and shame.
14. The human spirit can endure in times of illness,but a crushed spirit who can bear?
15. The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,for the ears of the wise seek it out.
16. A gift opens the wayand ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
17. In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,until someone comes forward and cross-examines.