12. Ears that hear and eyes that see— Adonai has made them both.
13. Do not love sleep, lest you become poor. Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
14. “It’s bad, bad!” says the buyer, but then he goes away and boasts.
15. There is gold and abundance of rubies, but lips that speak knowledge are precious.
16. Take a man’s garment, who puts up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge, as security for a foreign woman.
17. Bread gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is filled with gravel.
18. Plans are made by counsel, so wage war with guidance.
19. A talebearer goes about, revealing secrets, so do not associate with a babbler.
20. Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in utter darkness.
21. An estate acquired quickly in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
22. Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” Wait for Adonai, so He may deliver You.
23. Unbalanced weights are detestable to Adonai, and dishonest scales are wicked.
24. A man’s steps are directed by Adonai. How then can anyone understand his own way?
25. It is a trap for one to say rashly, “It is holy!” and only afterward to consider his vows.
26. A wise king winnows out the wicked. He turns a threshing wheel over them.