12. The Lord’s eyes protect knowledge,but he frustrates the words of the treacherous.
13. A lazy person says, "There’s a lion in the street!I’ll be killed in the town square!"
14. The mouth of a mysterious woman is a deep pit;those under the Lord’s wrath will fall in it.
15. Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;the rod of discipline removes it.
16. Oppressing the poor to get richand giving to the wealthy lead only to poverty.
17. Turn your ear and hear the words of the wise;focus your mind on my knowledge.