8. Be a friend to yourself; do all you can to be wise. Try hard to understand, and you will be rewarded.
9. A witness who lies will be punished. That liar will be destroyed.
10. A fool should not be rich, and a slave should not rule over princes.
11. Experience makes you more patient, and you are most patient when you ignore insults.
12. The shouts of an angry king are like a roaring lion, but his kind words are like a gentle rain falling softly on the grass.
13. A foolish son brings a flood of troubles to his father, and a complaining wife is like the constant dripping of water.
14. People receive houses and money from their parents, but a good wife is a gift from the Lord.