2. A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son,and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3. The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,but the Lord tests the heart.
4. A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5. Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
6. Children’s children are a crown to the aged,and parents are the pride of their children.
7. Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool –how much worse lying lips to a ruler!