Proverbs

⁷You wouldn’t expect to hear a fine speech from a fool, and you shouldn’t expect lies from a ruler. ⁸Some people think a bribe is like a lucky charm—it seems to work wherever they go. ⁹Forgive someone, and you will strengthen your friendship. Keep reminding them, and you will destroy it. ¹⁰Smart people learn more from a single correction than fools learn from a hundred beatings. ¹¹Those who are evil only want to cause trouble. In the end, punishment without mercy will be sent to them. ¹²It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool who is busy doing foolish things. ¹³If you do wrong to those who were good to you, you will have trouble the rest of your life.