10. Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out;yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
11. He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefullyis the king’s friend.
12. the Lord’s eyes watch over knowledge;but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13. The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!I will be killed in the streets!”
14. The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit.He who is under the Lord’s wrath will fall into it.
15. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child:the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16. Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich,both come to poverty.
17. Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise.Apply your heart to my teaching.
18. For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you,if all of them are ready on your lips.
19. I teach you today, even you,So that your trust may be in the Lord.
20. Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent thingsof counsel and knowledge,
21. To teach you truth, reliable words,to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
22. Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor;and don’t crush the needy in court;
23. for the Lord will plead their case,and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
24. Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man,and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:
25. lest you learn his ways,and ensnare your soul.