6. Many curry favor with a noble;everybody is a friend of a gift giver.
7. All the kin of the poor despise them;how much more do their friends shun them!
8. Those who gain sense truly love themselves;those who preserve understanding will find success.
9. The false witness will not go unpunished,and whoever utters lies will perish.
10. Luxury is not befitting a fool;much less should a slave rule over princes.
11. It is good sense to be slow to anger,and an honor to overlook an offense.
12. The king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion,but his favor, like dew on the grass.
13. The foolish son is ruin to his father,and a quarrelsome wife is water constantly dripping.