5. Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse,but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.
6. Train a child in the way that he should go,and when he is old he will not turn from it.
7. The rich rule over the poor,and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8. The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble,and the rod of his fury will end.
9. A generous person will be blessed,for he gives some of his food to the poor.
10. Drive out the scorner and contention will leave;strife and insults will cease.
11. The one who loves a pure heartand whose speech is gracious – the king will be his friend.
12. The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge,but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.
13. The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”