7:10 Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms. 7:11 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth. 7:12 Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend. 7:13 Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. 7:14 Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest. 7:15 Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained. 7:16 Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long. 7:17 Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms. 7:18 Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir. 7:19 Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold. 7:20 Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee. 7:21 Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty. 7:22 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. 7:23 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth. 7:24 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them. 7:25 Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding. 7:26 Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman. 7:27 Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother. 7:28 Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee? 7:29 Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests. 7:30 Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers. 7:31 Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things. 7:32 And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected. 7:33 A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not. 7:34 Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn. 7:35 Be not slow to visit the sick: for that shall make thee to be beloved. 7:36 Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss. 8:1 Strive not with a mighty man, lest thou fall into his hands. 8:2 Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he overweigh thee: for gold hath destroyed many, and perverted the hearts of kings. 8:3 Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. 8:4 Jest not with a rude man, lest thy ancestors be disgraced.