12:7. Turn the wicked, and they shall not be: but the house of the just shall stand firm.
12:8. A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.
12:9. Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.
12:10. The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.
12:11. He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that pursueth idleness is very foolish.
12:12. He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.
12:12. The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper.
12:13. For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man: but the just shall escape out of distress.
12:14. By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him.
12:15. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels.