6 Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.
7 All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, --they are not to be found.
8 He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
10 Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.