13. Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.
14. A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.
15. When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
16. How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
17. The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
18. Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
19. Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
20. Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
21. The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.
22. Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
23. The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.
24. Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25. There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
26. The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.