11. Wealth gained by fraud dwindles, but he who gathers by labor increases it.
12. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
13. Whoever despises instruction will pay a penalty, but whoever respects a mitzvah will be rewarded.
14. Wise instruction is a fountain of life, turning one away from snares of death.
15. Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
16. Everyone shrewd acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.
17. A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.