7. The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
8. The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9. Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
10. The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
11. When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
12. The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
13. Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
14. A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
15. When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
16. Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.
17. Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
18. The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.