6. Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,and the pride of sons is their fathers.
7. Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;how much worse are lies for a ruler.
8. A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9. Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
10. A rebuke cuts into a perceptive personmore than a hundred lashes into a fool.
11. An evil man seeks only rebellion;a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12. Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness.
13. If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house.
14. To start a conflict is to release a flood;stop the dispute before it breaks out.
15. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just —both are detestable to the Lord.
16. Why does a fool have money in his handwith no intention of buying wisdom?