2. Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.
3. For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.
4. When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest--complete.
5. Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.
6. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that `it [is] an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?
7. For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God.
8. If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones [are] over them.
9. And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.
10. Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied [with] silver, nor he who is in love with stores [with] increase. Even this [is] vanity.
11. In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit [is] to its possessor except the sight of his eyes?