12. The hearing ear and the seeing eye,The Lord has made them both.
13. Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
14. “It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer;But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
15. There is gold and a multitude of rubies,But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16. Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
17. Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
18. Plans are established by counsel;By wise counsel wage war.
19. He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.