10. Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out; yes, strife and abuse will cease.
11. He who loves purity and the pure in heart and who is gracious in speech–because of the grace of his lips will he have the king for his friend.
12. The eyes of the Lord keep guard over knowledge and him who has it, but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
13. The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!
14. The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit [for ensnaring wild animals]; he with whom the Lord is indignant and who is abhorrent to Him will fall into it.
15. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
16. He who oppresses the poor to get gain for himself and he who gives to the rich–both will surely come to want.