8:5 Reproach not a man that turneth from sin, but remember that we are all worthy of punishment. 8:6 Dishonour not a man in his old age: for even some of us wax old. 8:7 Rejoice not over thy greatest enemy being dead, but remember that we die all. 8:8 Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs: for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease. 8:9 Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth. 8:10 Kindle not the coals of a sinner, lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire. 8:11 Rise not up [in anger] at the presence of an injurious person, lest he lie in wait to entrap thee in thy words 8:12 Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself; for if thou lendest him, count it but lost. 8:13 Be not surety above thy power: for if thou be surety, take care to pay it. 8:14 Go not to law with a judge; for they will judge for him according to his honour. 8:15 Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, lest he become grievous unto thee: for he will do according to his own will, and thou shalt perish with him through his folly. 8:16 Strive not with an angry man, and go not with him into a solitary place: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help, he will overthrow thee. 8:17 Consult not with a fool; for he cannot keep counsel. 8:18 Do no secret thing before a stranger; for thou knowest not what he will bring forth. 8:19 Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn. 9:1 Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, and teach her not an evil lesson against thyself. 9:2 Give not thy soul unto a woman to set her foot upon thy substance. 9:3 Meet not with an harlot, lest thou fall into her snares. 9:4 Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts. 9:5 Gaze not on a maid, that thou fall not by those things that are precious in her. 9:6 Give not thy soul unto harlots, that thou lose not thine inheritance. 9:7 Look not round about thee in the streets of the city, neither wander thou in the solitary place thereof. 9:8 Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, and look not upon another’s beauty; for many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman; for herewith love is kindled as a fire. 9:9 Sit not at all with another man’s wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine; lest thine heart incline unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction. 9:10 Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure. 9:11 Envy not the glory of a sinner: for thou knowest not what shall be his end. 9:12 Delight not in the thing that the ungodly have pleasure in; but remember they shall not go unpunished unto their grave.