26. An honest reply—a kiss on the lips.
27. Complete your outdoor tasks,and arrange your work in the field;afterward you can build your house.
28. Do not testify falsely against your neighborand so deceive with your lips.
29. Do not say, “As they did to me, so will I do to them;I will repay them according to their deeds.”
30. I passed by the field of a sluggard,by the vineyard of one with no sense;
31. It was all overgrown with thistles;its surface was covered with nettles,and its stone wall broken down.
32. As I gazed at it, I reflected;I saw and learned a lesson:
33. A little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the arms to rest—
34. Then poverty will come upon you like a robber,and want like a brigand.