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¹¹Even children make themselves known by their acts,
by whether what they do is pure and right.
¹²The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord has made them both.
¹³Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
¹⁴“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
then goes away and boasts.
¹⁵There is gold, and abundance of costly stones;
but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.
¹⁶Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.
¹⁷Bread gained by deceit is sweet,
but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel.
¹⁸Plans are established by taking advice;
wage war by following wise guidance.
¹⁹A gossip reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with a babbler.
²⁰If you curse father or mother,
your lamp will go out in utter darkness.