20He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.
21The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.
22Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.
23The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
24Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
25There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
26The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.
27A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
28A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
29A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.
30He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.