12. Hope deferred makes the heart sick,but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
13. Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
14. The teaching of the wise is a spring of life,to turn from the snares of death.
15. Good understanding wins favor;but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
16. Every prudent man acts from knowledge,but a fool exposes folly.
17. A wicked messenger falls into trouble,but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.