15. The heart of the discerning gets knowledge.The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16. A man’s gift makes room for him,and brings him before great men.
17. He who pleads his cause first seems right;until another comes and questions him.
18. The lot settles disputes,and keeps strong ones apart.
19. A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city;and disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
20. A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth.With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue;those who love it will eat its fruit.
22. Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,and obtains favor of the Lord.
23. The poor plead for mercy,but the rich answer harshly.
24. A man of many companions may be ruined,but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.