23. The heart of the wise will make his mouth judicious, and upon his lips, it will add persuasiveness.
24. Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.
25. There is a way that seems upright to a man, but its end is the way of death.
26. The life of a worker works for him, for his hunger urges him.
27. A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips are like a scorching fire.
28. A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.
29. A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way that is not good.
30. He who winks his eyes does so in order to plan perverse things; he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.
31. A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.
32. He who is slow to anger is better than him who is mighty, and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.