12. Before shever (destruction) the lev ish is haughty, and before kavod is anavah (humility).
13. He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and kelimmah (reproach, shame) unto him.
14. The ruach ish will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed ruach who can bear?
15. The lev of the prudent acquireth da'as, and the ozen of the chachamim seeketh da'as.
16. The mattan adam (gift of a man) openeth the way for him, and bringeth him before gedolim.
17. He that is harishon (the first) to make his case seemeth tzaddik, but his re'a cometh and doth cross-examine him.
18. The goral (lot) causeth contentions to cease, and keepeth the mighty apart.
19. A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, and their contentious quarrelings are like the bars of an armon (citadel).
20. An ish's beten shall be filled with the fruit of his peh (mouth), and with the produce of his sfatayim (lips) shall he be satisfied.