5 The furnace tests the potter’s vessels;the test of a person is in conversation.
6 The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had;so speech discloses the bent of a person’s heart.
7 Praise no one before he speaks,for it is then that people are tested.
8 If you strive after justice, you will attain it,and wear it like a splendid robe.
9 Birds nest with their own kind,and honesty comes to those who work at it.
10 A lion lies in wait for prey,so does sin for evildoers.
11 The conversation of the godly is always wisdom,but the fool changes like the moon.