11 A rebel looks for nothing but evil.Therefore, a cruel messenger will be sent ⌊to punish⌋ him.
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of its cubsthan a fool ⌊carried away⌋ with his stupidity.
13 Whoever pays back evil for good—evil will never leave his home.
14 Starting a quarrel is ⌊like⌋ opening a floodgate,so stop before the argument gets out of control.
15 Whoever approves of wicked peopleand whoever condemns righteous peopleis disgusting to the Lord.
16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdomwhen he doesn’t have a mind to grasp anything?
17 A friend always loves,and a brother is born to share trouble.