Proverbs

⁸Criminals cause trouble wherever they go, but good people are honest and fair. ⁹It is better to live in a small corner on the roof than to share the house with a woman who is always arguing. ¹⁰Evil people always want to do more evil, and they show no mercy to people around them. ¹¹When you punish a proud person who laughs at what is right, even fools will learn something. But a little instruction is enough for the wise to learn what they should. ¹²God is good. He knows what the wicked are doing, and he will punish them. ¹³Those who refuse to help the poor will not receive help when they need it themselves. ¹⁴If anyone is angry with you, give them a gift in private. A gift given in secret will calm even the strongest anger.