2 Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, shall be sated with violence.
3 He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, it shall be his ruin.
4 The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
5 A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.
6 Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.
7 There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.
13 He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.
14 the instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.
18 Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.
19 A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.
20 He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
22 A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children's children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.
23 Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.
24 He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son, - but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.