14. If anyone is angry with you, give them a gift in private. A gift given in secret will calm even the strongest anger.
15. A decision that is fair makes good people happy, but it makes those who are evil very afraid.
16. Whoever leaves the path of wisdom will be on their way to an early death.
17. Loving pleasure leads to poverty. Wine and luxury will never make you wealthy.
18. The wicked must pay for what happens to good people—the cheaters will be taken in exchange for the honest.