7. Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8. He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.
9. The thought of the foolish is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10. If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
11. Deliver them that are carried away unto death, and those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
12. If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this: doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his work?
13. My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14. So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul: if thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
15. Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: