21 A disagreeable man is like a pointless fable; it will be continually in the mouth of the undisciplined.
22 A parable from the mouth of a fool will be rejected. For he does not speak it at the proper time.
23 There is one who is prevented from sinning by poverty, and in his rest, he will be vexed.
24 There is one who will lose his own soul because of pretense, and he will lose it by an example of imprudence. For by seeking the approval of another, he will destroy himself.
25 There is one who, for the sake of what other's think, makes a promise to a friend, and so he gains him as an enemy for no reason.
26 A lie is a wicked disgrace to a man, and yet lies will be continually in the mouths of those without discipline.
27 A thief is better than a man who constantly lies. But both of them will inherit perdition.