11. By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12. Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
13. A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14. Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
15. Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
16. A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
17. A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18. The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness--a true reward.
19. Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil--for his own death.
20. An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.