19. He that goeth about as a rakhil (gossip, slanderer, talebearer) revealeth secrets; therefore associate not with the babbler.
20. He who curseth aviv or immo, his ner (lamp) shall be put out in deep choshech.
21. A nachalah (inheritance) may be gotten hastily at the rishonah (beginning); but the acharit (latter end) thereof shall not have a bracha.
22. Say not thou, I will pay back rah; but wait on Hashem, and He shall save thee.
23. Differing weights are a to'evah unto Hashem, and scales of mirmah (deceit) are not tov.
24. The steps of a gever are from Hashem; how can an adam then understand his own derech (way, life's course)?
25. It is a mokesh adam to devote rashly as kodesh, and after nedarim (vows) to reconsider his consecration.
26. A melech chacham winnows out the resha'im and bringeth the ofan (threshing wheel) over them.
27. The neshamah of adam is the ner (light) of Hashem, searching all the innermost beten.
28. Chesed and emes guard the Melech, and his kisse is upheld by chesed.
29. The tiferet (glory) of bochurim is their ko'ach (strength), and the hadar (splendor) of zekenim is the silvery head.
30. Blows that wound cleanseth away rah; so do beatings the innermost beten.