20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in midnight darkness.
21A possession may be gotten hastily in the beginning, But in the end it will not be blessed.
22Say not thou, “I will repay evil;” Wait on the LORD, and he will help thee.
23Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false balance is not good.
24A man's steps are from the LORD; How, then, can a man understand his way?
25It is a snare to a man to utter a vow rashly, And after vows to consider.
26A wise king scattereth the wicked like chaff, And bringeth over them the wheel.
27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Which searcheth all the inner chambers of his body.
28Mercy and truth preserve the king; Yea, his throne is upholden by mercy.