19. A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
20. Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
21. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
22. What a person desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.
23. The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
24. A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
25. Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
26. Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27. Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28. A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.