23. Those who guard their mouths and their tongueskeep themselves from calamity.
24. The proud and arrogant person – ‘Mocker’ is his name –behaves with insolent fury.
25. The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,because his hands refuse to work.
26. All day long he craves for more,but the righteous give without sparing.
27. The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable –how much more so when brought with evil intent!