10 A wise man will learn more from a warningthan a foolish person will learn from 100 lashings.
11 A disobedient person is only looking for trouble.So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubsthan to meet a foolish person doing foolish things.
13 If a person gives evil in return for good,his house will always be full of trouble.
14 Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam.So stop the quarrel before a fight breaks out.
15 The Lord hates both these things:letting guilty people go free and punishing those who are not guilty.
16 It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom.He doesn’t really want to be wise.