5. A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness uttereth lies.
6. A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
7. Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
8. The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
9. The foolish make a mock at guilt: but among the upright there is good will.
10. The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
11. The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
13. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of mirth is heaviness.
14. The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.