18 The lot settles disputes,and keeps strong ones apart.
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city;and disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth.With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue;those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,and obtains favor of the Lord.
23 The poor plead for mercy,but the rich answer harshly.
24 A man of many companions may be ruined,but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.