7
A wise man will be silent until the right moment, but a braggart and fool goes beyond the right moment.
8
Whoever uses too many words will be loathed, and whoever usurps the right to speak will be hated.
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.
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.