7. The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8. He that sows iniquity shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9. He that has a merciful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the destitute.
10. Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; strife and reproach shall cease.
11. He that loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
12. The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthrows the words of the transgressor.
13. The slothful man says, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14. The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
15. Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16. He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches and who gives to the rich shall surely come to want.
17. Bow down thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my wisdom.
18. For it is a delightful thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall be ordered together in thy lips.
19. That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
20. Have I not written unto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,
21. that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest answer the words of truth to those that send unto thee?