9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;I am cleansed from my sin”?
10 Differing weights and varying measures —both are detestable to the Lord.
11 Even a young man is known by his actions —if his behavior is pure and upright.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye —the Lord made them both.
13 Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.
14 “It’s worthless, it’s worthless! ” the buyer says,but after he is on his way, he gloats.
15 There is gold and a multitude of jewels,but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.