9
There may be good fortune for a man in adversity, and a windfall may result in a loss.
10
There is a gift that profits you nothing, and there is a gift that brings a double return.
11
There are losses because of glory, and there are men who have raised their heads from humble circumstances.
12
There is a man who buys much for a little, but pays for it seven times over.
13
The wise man makes himself beloved through his words, but the courtesies of fools are wasted.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the 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.