22. The Lord and the king will quickly destroy such people.Those two can cause great disaster!
23. These are also sayings of the wise:It is not good to take sides when you are the judge.
24. Don’t tell the wicked that they are innocent;people will curse you, and nations will hate you.
25. But things will go well if you punish the guilty,and you will receive rich blessings.
26. An honest answer is as pleasingas a kiss on the lips.
27. First, finish your outside workand prepare your fields.After that, you can build your house.
28. Don’t testify against your neighbor for no good reason.Don’t say things that are false.
29. Don’t say, “I’ll get even;I’ll do to him what he did to me.”
30. I passed by a lazy person’s fieldand by the vineyard of someone with no sense.
31. Thorns had grown up everywhere.The ground was covered with weeds,and the stone walls had fallen down.