6. Bnei banim are the ateret of zekenim; and the tiferet of banim are their avot.
7. Eloquent speech becometh not a naval (fool), much less do lying sfatayim (lips) a ruler.
8. A shochad (gift, bribe) is like a charm in the eynayim of him that hath it: wherever he turneth, he prospereth.
9. He that covereth a peysha (transgression) seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth the best of friends.
10. Ge'arah (scolding) goeth deeper into a meiven than a hundred blows into a kesil (fool).
11. A rah seeketh only rebellion; therefore a merciless malach shall be sent to him.
12. Let an ish meet a dov robbed of her cubs rather than a kesil in his folly.
13. He who rewardeth ra'ah for tovah, ra'ah shall not depart from his bais.
14. The beginning of madon (strife) is like releasing mayim, therefore stop contention before a quarrel begins.
15. He that justifieth the rashah, and he that condemneth the tzaddik, even they both are to'evah to Hashem.
16. Why is there the purchase price in the yad of a kesil (fool) to acquire chochmah, seeing he hath no lev for it?
17. The re'a (friend) loveth at all times, and a brother is born for tzarah (adversity).
18. Adam devoid of lev [of understanding] shaketh hands in pledge, and becometh the security deposit for his neighbor.
19. He loveth peysha (transgression, sin) that loveth strife, and he that maketh his threshold high seeketh shever (fracture).
20. He that hath a crooked mind findeth no tov, and he that hath a deceitful lashon falleth into ra'ah.