Proverbs

⁶Many will entreat the favor of a liberal man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts. ⁷All the brothers of a poor man detest him–how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone. ⁸He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good. ⁹A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who breathes forth lies shall perish. ¹⁰Luxury is not fitting for a [self-confident] fool–much less for a slave to rule over princes. ¹¹Good sense makes a man restrain his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression or an offense. ¹²The king's wrath is as terrifying as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as [refreshing as] dew upon the grass. [Hos. 14:5.]