4. An evildoer gives heed to false lips;A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
5. He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
6. Children’s children are the crown of old men,And the glory of children is their father.
7. Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,Much less lying lips to a prince.
8. A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;Wherever he turns, he prospers.
9. He who covers a transgression seeks love,But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
10. Rebuke is more effective for a wise manThan a hundred blows on a fool.
11. An evil man seeks only rebellion;Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12. Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,Rather than a fool in his folly.