17. Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.
18. When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed.
19. A slave will not be corrected by words: because he understandeth what thou sayest, and will not answer.
20. Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.
21. He that nourisheth his servant delicately from his childhood, afterwards shall find him stubborn.