7. Matters of wisdom are beyond the grasp of a stubborn fool.At the city gate he does not open his mouth.
8. Whoever plans to do evil will be known as a schemer.
9. Foolish scheming is sinful,and a mocker is disgusting to everyone.
10. If you faint in a crisis, you are weak.
11. Rescue captives condemned to death,and spare those staggering toward their slaughter.
12. When you say, “We didn’t know this,”won’t the one who weighs hearts take note of it?Won’t the one who guards your soul know it?Won’t he pay back people for what they do?
13. Eat honey, my son, because it is good.Honey that flows from the honeycomb tastes sweet.
14. The knowledge of wisdom is like that for your soul.If you find it, then there is a future,and your hope will never be cut off.
15. You wicked one,do not lie in ambush at the home of a righteous person.Do not rob his house.
16. A righteous person may fall seven times, but he gets up again.However, in a disaster wicked people fall.
17. Do not be happy when your enemy falls,and do not feel glad when he stumbles.