16. A leader who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But the hater of greed prolongs his days.
17. A man oppressed by blood-guilt flees into a pit; Let no one help him.
18. He who walks blamelessly is saved, But the perverted of ways falls at once.
19. He who tills his land is satisfied with bread, But he who pursues vanities is filled with poverty.
20. A man of truth has many blessings, But one in a hurry to be rich does not go unpunished.
21. To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man would transgress.
22. A man with an evil eye runs after wealth, And does not know that poverty awaits him.
23. He who reproves a man finds more favour afterward Than he who flatters with the tongue.
24. He who robs his father or his mother, And says, “It is no transgression,” He is a companion to a destroyer.