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.
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9 He that despises himself and becomes a slave is better than he that honours himself and lacks bread.