12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,but a wish fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 Whoever despises the word must pay for it,but whoever reveres the command will be rewarded.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,turning one from the snares of death.
15 Good sense brings favor,but the way of the faithless is their ruin.
16 The shrewd always act prudentlybut the foolish parade folly.
17 A wicked messenger brings on disaster,but a trustworthy envoy is a healing remedy.
18 Poverty and shame befall those who let go of discipline,but those who hold on to reproof receive honor.