16. An eshet chen retaineth kavod (honor, respect), but ruthless men retain osher.
17. The ish chesed (merciful man) doeth good to his own nefesh, but he that is cruel harmeth his own self.
18. The reshah worketh a wage of sheker, but to him that soweth tzedakah (righteousness) shall be a sachar emes (sure reward).
19. As tzedakah (righteousness) leadeth to Chayyim, so he that pursueth ra'ah pursueth it to his own mot (death).
20. They that are of a perverse lev are an abomination to Hashem, but such as are upright in their derech are His delight.