10. A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,a little folding of the hands to rest—
11. then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
12. What are worthless and wicked people like?They are constant liars,
13. signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
14. Their perverted hearts plot evil,and they constantly stir up trouble.
15. But they will be destroyed suddenly,broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.
16. There are six things the lord hates—no, seven things he detests:
17. haughty eyes,a lying tongue,hands that kill the innocent,
18. a heart that plots evil,feet that race to do wrong,
19. a false witness who pours out lies,a person who sows discord in a family.
20. My son, obey your father’s commands,and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.