16. So don't be too good or too wise — why kill yourself?
17. But don't be too wicked or too foolish, either — why die before you have to?
18. Avoid both extremes. If you have reverence for God, you will be successful anyway.
19. Wisdom does more for a person than ten rulers can do for a city.
20. There is no one on earth who does what is right all the time and never makes a mistake.