9. It is better to dwell in a corner of the gag (roof), than with a quarrelsome isha in a shared bais.
10. The nefesh of the rashah desireth rah; his re'a findeth no mercy in his eynayim.
11. When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise, and when insight is disclosed to the chacham, he receiveth da'as.
12. The tzaddik (righteous one) wisely considereth the bais of the rashah, and hurleth the resha'im to rah.
13. He who stoppeth his ozen at the cry of the dal (poor), he also shall cry out himself, but shall not be heard.
14. A mattan (gift) in secret pacifieth af (anger), and a shochad (bribe) in the kheyk (bosom, i.e., a concealed bribe) strong wrath.
15. It is simchah to the tzaddik to do mishpat, but terror for the po'alei aven (workers of iniquity).
16. The adam that wandereth astray from the derech haseichel (road of understanding) shall rest in the kahal of the refa'im (congregation of the dead).
17. The ohev simchah (lover of pleasure) shall be an ish machsor (man of poverty, want, shortage); he that loveth yayin and shemen shall not be rich.
18. The reshah shall be a kofer (ransom) for the tzaddik, and the boged (the unfaithful) for the yesharim.
19. It is better to dwell in eretz midbar, than with a quarrelsome and an angry isha.
20. There is otzar to be desired and shemen in the naveh (dwelling) of the chacham; but a kesil adam squanders it.
21. He that pursueth tzedakah and chesed findeth chayyim, tzedakah, and kavod.
22. A chacham scaleth the city of the gibborim (mighty ones), and casteth down the trusted stronghold thereof.