10. Evil people always want to do more evil, and they show no mercy to people around them.
11. When you punish a proud person who laughs at what is right, even fools will learn something. But a little instruction is enough for the wise to learn what they should.
12. God is good. He knows what the wicked are doing, and he will punish them.
13. Those who refuse to help the poor will not receive help when they need it themselves.
14. If anyone is angry with you, give them a gift in private. A gift given in secret will calm even the strongest anger.
15. A decision that is fair makes good people happy, but it makes those who are evil very afraid.
16. Whoever leaves the path of wisdom will be on their way to an early death.
17. Loving pleasure leads to poverty. Wine and luxury will never make you wealthy.
18. The wicked must pay for what happens to good people—the cheaters will be taken in exchange for the honest.
19. It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quick-tempered wife who loves to argue.