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.
12. Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubsrather than a fool in his folly.
13. Whoever rewards evil for good,evil will not depart from his house.
14. The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water;therefore abandon contention before a quarrel starts.
15. He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,both of them are abomination to the Lord.
16. Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom,seeing he has no heart for it?
17. A friend loves at all times,and a brother is born for adversity.
18. A man void of understanding shakes hands,and becomes a pledge in the presence of his friend.