14. realize that wisdom is the same for you. If you find it, you will have a future,and your hope will never fade.
15. Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,at the camp of the righteous man; don’t destroy his dwelling.
16. Though a righteous man falls seven times,he will get up, but the wicked will stumble into ruin.
17. Don’t gloat when your enemy falls,and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
18. or the Lord will see, be displeased,and turn His wrath away from him.
19. Don’t be agitated by evildoers,and don’t envy the wicked.
20. For the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21. My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king, and don’t associate with rebels,
22. for destruction from them will come suddenly;who knows what distress these two can bring?
23. These sayings also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
24. Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent” —people will curse him, and tribes will denounce him;
25. but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,and a generous blessing will come to them.
26. He who gives an honest answergives a kiss on the lips.