6. Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.
7. All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words--they are not!
8. Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.
9. A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
10. Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.
11. The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory [is] to pass over transgression.
12. The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
13. A calamity to his father [is] a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
14. House and wealth [are] the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah [is] an understanding wife.
15. Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.