13
He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but whosoever confesses and forsakes
them shall attain mercy.
14
Blessed
is the man that fears
God always, but he that hardens his heart shall fall into evil.
15
As a roaring lion and a hungry bear,
so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16
The prince void of intelligence
is also a great oppressor,
but he that hates covetousness shall prolong
his days.
17
A man that does violence to the blood of
any person shall flee all the way to the grave, and no one shall sustain him.
18
Whosoever walks in integrity shall be saved, but
he that is perverse
in his ways shall fall into one of them.
19
He that tills his land shall be filled with bread, but he that follows after vain
persons shall be filled with poverty.
20
The man of truth shall abound with blessings, but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be absolved.
21
To have respect of persons
in judgment is not good; even for a piece of bread, man will transgress.
22
He that hastens to be rich
has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.
23
He that rebukes a man, afterwards shall find more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.