17. Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel.
18. Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.
19. A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips make not thyself surety.
20. Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.
21. An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
22. Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
23. An abomination to Jehovah [are] a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit [are] not good.
24. From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, And man--how understandeth he his way?
25. A snare to a man [is] he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.