6. Making a fortune through a lying tongueis a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.
7. The violence of the wicked sweeps them awaybecause they refuse to act justly.
8. A guilty man’s conduct is crooked, but the behavior of the innocent is upright.
9. Better to live on the corner of a roofthan to share a house with a nagging wife.
10. A wicked person desires evil;he has no consideration for his neighbor.
11. When a mocker is punished,the inexperienced become wiser;when one teaches a wise man,he acquires knowledge.
12. The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked;He brings the wicked to ruin.
13. The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poorwill himself also call out and not be answered.