10. Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
11. He who loves purity of heartAnd has grace on his lips,The king will be his friend.
12. The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
13. The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!I shall be slain in the streets!”
14. The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.
15. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
16. He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.
17. Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,And apply your heart to my knowledge;
18. For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
19. So that your trust may be in the Lord;I have instructed you today, even you.
20. Have I not written to you excellent thingsOf counsels and knowledge,
21. That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,That you may answer words of truthTo those who send to you?
22. Do not rob the poor because he is poor,Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23. For the Lord will plead their cause,And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.