11 Wealth gained by vanity will be diminished,but he who gathers by labor will increase.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
13 Whoever despises the word will be destroyed,but he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,to depart from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding gives favor,but the way of transgressors is hard.
16 Every prudent man deals with knowledge,but a fool lays open his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into mischief,but a faithful envoy is health.