20. It pays to take life seriously;things work out when you trust in God.
21. A wise person gets known for insight;gracious words add to one’s reputation.
22. True intelligence is a spring of fresh water,while fools sweat it out the hard way.
23. They make a lot of sense, these wise folks;whenever they speak, their reputation increases.
24. Gracious speech is like clover honey—good taste to the soul, quick energy for the body.
25. There’s a way that looks harmless enough;look again—it leads straight to hell.
26. Appetite is an incentive to work;hunger makes you work all the harder.
27. Mean people spread mean gossip;their words smart and burn.
28. Troublemakers start fights;gossips break up friendships.
29. Calloused climbers betray their very own friends;they’d stab their own grandmothers in the back.
30. A shifty eye betrays an evil intention;a clenched jaw signals trouble ahead.
31. Gray hair is a mark of distinction,the award for a God-loyal life.