16 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
17 Stolen bread tastes sweet,but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
18 Plans succeed through good counsel;don’t go to war without wise advice.
19 A gossip goes around telling secrets,so don’t hang around with chatterers.
20 If you insult your father or mother,your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.
21 An inheritance obtained too early in lifeis not a blessing in the end.
22 Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.”Wait for the lord to handle the matter.