Proverbs

⁵Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them. ⁶Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. ⁷The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender. ⁸He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail. ⁹He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor. ¹⁰Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease. ¹¹He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.