25 But if you punish the guilty,things will go well for you,and you will prosper.
26 Giving an honest answeris a signof true friendship.
27 Get your fields readyand plant your cropsbefore starting a home.
28 Don't accuse anyonewho isn't guilty.Don't ever tell a lie
29 or say to someone,“I'll get even with you!”
30 I once walked by the fieldand the vineyardof a lazy fool.
31 Thorns and weedswere everywhere,and the stone wallhad fallen down.