8. Those who sow iniquity reap calamity,and the rod used in anger will fail.
9. The generous will be blessed,for they share their food with the poor.
10. Expel the arrogant and discord goes too;strife and insult cease.
11. The Lord loves the pure of heart;the person of winning speech has a king for a friend.
12. The eyes of the Lord watch over the knowledgeable,but he defeats the projects of the faithless.
13. The sluggard says, “A lion is outside;I might be slain in the street.”
14. The mouth of the foreign woman is a deep pit;whoever incurs the Lord’s anger will fall into it.
15. Folly is bound to the heart of a youth,but the rod of discipline will drive it out.
16. Oppressing the poor for enrichment,giving to the rich: both are sheer loss.
17. The Words of the Wise:Incline your ear, and hear my words,and let your mind attend to my teaching;
18. For it will be well if you hold them within you,if they all are ready on your lips.
19. That your trust may be in the Lord,I make them known to you today—yes, to you.
20. Have I not written for you thirty sayings,containing counsels and knowledge,
21. To teach you trulyhow to give a dependable report to one who sends you?
22. Do not rob the poor because they are poor,nor crush the needy at the gate;
23. For the Lord will defend their cause,and will plunder those who plunder them.
24. Do not be friendly with hotheads,nor associate with the wrathful,