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.