15
He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man.
16
The fool saith, I have no friends, I have no thank for all my good deeds, and they that eat my bread speak evil of me.
17
How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not.
18
To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.
19
An unseasonable tale will always be in the mouth of the unwise.
20
A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool's mouth; for he will not speak it in due season.
21
There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled.
22
There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself.
23
There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing.
24
A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught.
25
A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall have destruction to heritage.