18:17 Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a gracious man.
18:18 A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.
18:19 Learn before thou speak, and use physick or ever thou be sick.
18:20 Before judgment examine thyself, and in the day of visitation thou shalt find mercy.
18:21 Humble thyself before thou be sick, and in the time of sins shew repentance.
18:22 Let nothing hinder thee to pay thy vow in due time, and defer not until death to be justified.
18:23 Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; and be not as one that tempteth the Lord.
18:24 Think upon the wrath that shall be at the end, and the time of vengeance, when he shall turn away his face.
18:25 When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger: and when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need.
18:26 From the morning until the evening the time is changed, and all things are soon done before the Lord.