5
The kiln tests the potter's vessels; so the test of a person is in his conversation.
6
Its fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree; so a person's speech discloses the cultivation of his mind.
7
Do not praise anyone before he speaks, for this is the way people are tested.
8
If you pursue justice, you will attain it and wear it like a glorious robe.
9
Birds roost with their own kind, so honesty comes home to those who practice it.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.