7. For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.“Eat and drink!” he says to you,But his heart is not with you.
8. The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up,And waste your pleasant words.
9. Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,For he will despise the wisdom of your words.
10. Do not remove the ancient landmark,Nor enter the fields of the fatherless;
11. For their Redeemer is mighty;He will plead their cause against you.
12. Apply your heart to instruction,And your ears to words of knowledge.
13. Do not withhold correction from a child,For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14. You shall beat him with a rod,And deliver his soul from hell.
15. My son, if your heart is wise,My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;
16. Yes, my inmost being will rejoiceWhen your lips speak right things.
17. Do not let your heart envy sinners,But be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;
18. For surely there is a hereafter,And your hope will not be cut off.
19. Hear, my son, and be wise;And guide your heart in the way.