16Do not thou be just or rightwise over much, neither understand thou more than is needful; lest thou be astonied.
17Do thou not wickedly much, and do not thou be a fool; lest thou die in a time not thine.
18It is good, that thou sustain a just or rightwise man; but also withdraw thou not thine hand from him; for he that dreadeth God, is not negligent of anything.
19Wisdom hath strengthened a wise man, over ten princes of a city.
20Forsooth no just or rightwise man there is in the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
21But also give thou not thine heart to all words, that be said; lest peradventure thou hear thy servant cursing thee;
22for thy conscience knoweth, that also thou hast cursed oft other men.