16. No matter how often honest people fall, they always get up again; but disaster destroys the wicked.
17. Don't be glad when your enemies meet disaster, and don't rejoice when they stumble.
18. The Lord will know if you are gloating, and he will not like it; and then he might not punish them.
19. Don't let evil people worry you; don't be envious of them.
20. A wicked person has no future — nothing to look forward to.
21. Have reverence for the Lord, my child, and honour the king. Have nothing to do with people who rebel against them;
22. such people could be ruined in a moment. Do you realize the disaster that God or the king can cause?
23. The wise have also said these things:It is wrong for judges to be prejudiced.