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.
20. Do not mix with winebibbers,Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;