17 A murderer haunted by guiltis doomed—there’s no helping him.
18 Walk straight—live well and be saved;a devious life is a doomed life.
19 Work your garden—you’ll end up with plenty of food;play and party—you’ll end up with an empty plate.
20 Committed and persistent work pays off;get-rich-quick schemes are ripoffs.
21 Playing favorites is always a bad thing;you can do great harm in seemingly harmless ways.
22 A miser in a hurry to get richdoesn’t know that he’ll end up broke.
23 In the end, serious reprimand is appreciatedfar more than bootlicking flattery.