6 Anyone who hates reproofwalks in the footsteps of a sinner,and those who fear the Lordwill turn back to him from the heart.
7 Those who are powerful in speechare widely known,but those who are thoughtfulknow when they slip.
8 Those who build their houseswith another person’s moneyare like those who gather stonesfor their own burial mound.
9 A gathering of lawless peopleis the same as bundled flax;their end is a flaming fire.
10 The path of sinnersis made level with stones,but its end is the pit of hell.
11 Those who keep the Lawbecome masters of their thoughts;fearing the Lordleads ultimately to wisdom.
12 Those who aren’t cleverwon’t receive instruction,but there is a kind of clevernessthat makes troubles multiply.