10:25 Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service: and he that hath knowledge will not grudge when he is reformed.
10:26 Be not overwise in doing thy business; and boast not thyself in the time of thy distress.
10:27 Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread.
10:28 My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to the dignity thereof.
10:29 Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own life?
10:30 The poor man is honoured for his skill, and the rich man is honoured for his riches.
10:31 He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches? and he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty?
11:1 Wisdom lifteth up the head of him that is of low degree, and maketh him to sit among great men.
11:2 Commend not a man for his beauty; neither abhor a man for his outward appearance.
11:3 The bee is little among such as fly; but her fruit is the chief of sweet things.