3. Every lawless act leaves an incurable wound, like one left by a double-edged sword.
4. If a person is insolent and arrogant, he may lose everything he has.
5. When poor people pray, God hears them and quickly answers their prayers.
6. If you refuse to accept correction, you are committing a sin; and if you fear the Lord, you will make a sincere change in your ways.
7. Someone may be famous as a good speaker, but when he is wrong, a sensible person will detect it.
8. Someone who borrows money to build a house is just collecting stones for his own tomb.
9. A group of people who have no respect for the Law is like a pile of kindling; they will meet a fiery end.
22-23. A stupid person will peep into someone's house through the door and then march right in, but someone with experience and good manners will have enough respect to wait outside.
24. Eavesdropping at doors is bad manners, and anyone with a sense of decency would be ashamed to do it.
25. Presumptuous people talk about things that are none of their business, but the wise will consider the consequences of what they say.
26. Fools say whatever comes to mind; wise people think before they speak.
27. When a wicked person curses his enemy he is cursing himself.
28. A gossip ruins his own character, and everyone in the neighbourhood hates him.