4. Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
5. Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
6. Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
7. A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
8. Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
9. If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
10. Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
11. The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
12. When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.