11. He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefullyis the king’s friend.
12. the Lord’s eyes watch over knowledge;but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13. The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!I will be killed in the streets!”
14. The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit.He who is under the Lord’s wrath will fall into it.
15. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child:the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16. Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich,both come to poverty.