15. There is gold and a multitude of rubies,but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16. Take the garment of him who is a pledge for a stranger,and hold it as a security when it is for a wayward woman.
17. Bread of deceit is sweet to a man,but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.
18. Every purpose is established by counsel,and with good advice wage war.
19. He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;therefore do not meddle with him who flatters with his lips.
20. Whoever curses his father or his mother,his lamp will be put out in obscure darkness.
21. An inheritance may be gained hastily at the beginning,but the end of it will not be blessed.
22. Do not say, “I will recompense evil”;but wait on the Lord, and He will save you.
23. Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,and a false balance is not good.
24. Man’s goings are of the Lord;how can a man then understand his own way?
25. It is a snare to the man who dedicates rashly that which is holy,and after the vows to make inquiry.
26. A wise king sifts out the wicked,and drives the threshing wheel over them.