12:2. He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord: but he that trusteth in his own devices, doth wickedly.
12:3. Man shall not be strengthened by wickedness: and the root of the just shall not be moved.
12:4. A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is as rottenness in his bones.
12:5. The thoughts of the just are judgments: and the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
12:6. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood: the mouth of the just shall deliver them.
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.