26 An honest reply—a kiss on the lips.
27 Complete your outdoor tasks,and arrange your work in the field;afterward you can build your house.
28 Do not testify falsely against your neighborand so deceive with your lips.
29 Do not say, “As they did to me, so will I do to them;I will repay them according to their deeds.”
30 I passed by the field of a sluggard,by the vineyard of one with no sense;
31 It was all overgrown with thistles;its surface was covered with nettles,and its stone wall broken down.
32 As I gazed at it, I reflected;I saw and learned a lesson: