13. Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; Open your eyes, be satisfied with bread.
14. “Evil! Evil!” 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 vessel.
16. Take the garment of one who is guarantor for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for foreigners.
17. Bread gained by deceit might be sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth is filled with gravel.
18. By counsel plans are established; And by wise guidance wage a battle.
19. He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with him Who speaks smoothly with his lips.
20. Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp is put out in deep darkness.