11Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
13Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a charge will be rewarded.
14The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.
15Good understanding wins chen ·grace·; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.