10 How great is one who finds Wisdom,but no one does betterthan the one who fears the Lord.
11 Fear of the Lord surpasses everything;those who possess it are incomparable.
13 Any wound, but not a wound to the heart;and any wickedness,but not a woman’s wickedness!
14 Any attack,but not an attack by those who hate;and any vengeance,but not the vengeance of enemies.
15 No poison is worse than a snake’s poison,and no anger is worsethan an enemy’s anger.
16 I would rather live with a lion or a serpentthan live with a wicked woman.
17 A woman’s wickednesschanges her appearance,and it darkens her face like that of a bear.