Proverbs

⁶Evil people use their words to hurt others, but the words from good people can save others from danger. ⁷When evil people are destroyed, they are gone and forgotten, but good people are remembered long after they are gone. ⁸You praise people for their intelligence, but no one respects those who are stupid. ⁹It is better to appear unimportant and have a servant than to pretend to be important and have no food. ¹⁰Good people take good care of their animals, but the wicked know only how to be cruel. ¹¹Farmers who work their land have plenty of food, but those who waste their time on worthless projects are foolish. ¹²The wicked want a share of what an evil man might catch. But like a plant with deep roots, a good man is the one who produces the most.