15 There is gold and abundance of rubies, but lips that speak knowledge are precious.
16 Take a man’s garment, who puts up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge, as security for a foreign woman.
17 Bread gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is filled with gravel.
18 Plans are made by counsel, so wage war with guidance.
19 A talebearer goes about, revealing secrets, so do not associate with a babbler.
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in utter darkness.
21 An estate acquired quickly in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.