9. If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
10. The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity and seek to kill the upright.
11. Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.
12. If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.
13. The poor and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
14. If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will be established forever.
15. A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.