9. He that walketh uprightly walketh securely, but he that perverteth his drakhim shall be known.
10. He that winketh with the ayin causeth trouble, but one with foolish sfatayim shall come to ruin.
11. The peh (mouth) of a tzaddik is a Makor Chayyim, but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha'im.
12. Sin'ah (hatred) stirreth up medanim (dissensions), but ahavah covereth all peysha'im.
13. In the sfatayim (lips) of him that hath understanding chochmah is found, but a shevet (rod) is for the back of him that is devoid of lev [understanding].
14. Chachamim treasure up da'as (knowledge); but the peh (mouth) of the foolish is near destruction.
15. The oisher's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor ones is their poverty.
16. The wage of the tzaddik leadeth to Chayyim; the wage of the rashah is for chattat [Ro 6:23].
17. He is in the orach (path) of Chayyim that is shomer over musar, but he that abandoneth tokhakhat (reproof) goes astray.
18. He that hideth sin'ah with sfatayim sheker, and he that uttereth a slander, is a kesil (fool).
19. In the multitude of devarim there wanteth not sin, but he that restraineth his sfatayim (lips) is maskil (wise).
20. The lashon of the tzaddik is as choice kesef; the lev of the resha'im is of little worth.
21. The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik feed rabbim (many), but fools die for lack of lev [of chochmah].
22. The Birkat Hashem, it maketh wealthy, and He addeth no sorrow with it.
23. It is as sport to a kesil to do zimmah (evil design), but an ish tevunah (man of understanding) hath chochmah.