7 Too much talking isn’t right for a fool;even less so false speech for an honorable person.
8 A bribe seems magical in the eyes of those who give it,granting success to all who use it.
9 One who seeks love conceals an offense,but one who repeats it divides friends.
10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding personthan a hundred lashes to a fool.
11 Evil people seek only rebellion;a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
12 Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubsthan fools in their folly.
13 Evil will never depart from the houseof those who return evil for good.