6. A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?
7. The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!
8. A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,
9. Who saith, `I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?'
10. A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to Jehovah.
11. Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.
12. A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
13. Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes--be satisfied [with] bread.
14. `Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
15. Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
16. Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.
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.