7 All the brothers of the poor shall hate him; How much more shall his friends go far from him! He pursues promises – they are gone!.
8 He who gets heart loves his own life; He who guards understanding finds good.
9 A false witness does not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies perishes.
10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
11 A man’s discretion makes him patient, And his adorning is to pass over a transgression.
12 The sovereign’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his delight is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish son is a calamity to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.