2. A good man obtains favor from Adonai, but He condemns a person with evil schemes.
3. No one is made secure by wickedness, but a righteous root will not be moved.
4. A virtuous wife is her husband’s crown, but a dishonoring one is like rottenness in his bones.
5. The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
6. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
7. The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the household of the righteous will stand.
8. A man is praised according to his insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.
9. Better to have little honor and a servant than to have glory and no bread.
10. A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, yet even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
11. The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks sense.
12. The wicked covets the loot of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
13. An evil one is ensnared by the sin of lips, but the righteous one escapes trouble.