4. A wicked doer gives heed to false lips,and a liar gives ear to a wayward tongue.
5. Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker,and he who is glad at calamities will not be unpunished.
6. Grandchildren are the crown of old men,and the glory of children are their fathers.
7. Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,much less lying lips to a prince.
8. A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it;wherever he turns, it prospers.
9. He who covers a transgression seeks love,but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
10. A reproof enters deeper into a wise manthan a hundred stripes into a fool.
11. An evil man seeks only rebellion;therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.