20 ¹⁸ A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue;
so the downfall of the wicked will occur speedily.
20 ¹⁹ An ungracious man is like a story told at the wrong time,
which is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
20 ²⁰ A proverb from a fool's lips will be rejected,
for he does not tell it at its proper time.

20 ²¹ A man may be prevented from sinning by his poverty,
so when he rests he feels no remorse.
20 ²² A man may lose his life through shame,
or lose it because of his foolish look.
20 ²³ A man may for shame make promises to a friend,
and needlessly make him an enemy.
20 ²⁴ A lie is an ugly blot on a man;
it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
20 ²⁵ A thief is preferable to a habitual liar,
but the lot of both is ruin.
20 ²⁶ The disposition of a liar brings disgrace,
and his shame is ever with him.