1 Whosoever loves chastening loves knowledge, but he that hates reproof is carnal.
2 The good man shall attain the favour of the Lord, but the man of wicked thoughts he will condemn.
3 Man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 The virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but she that makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are upright, but the astuteness of the wicked is deceit.
6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7 God shall overthrow the wicked, and they shall not be any longer, but the house of the righteous shall remain.