8 A bribe is as a magic stone in the eyes of him that gives it: wherever he turns, he prospers.
9 He that covers over a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates close friends.
10 A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whosoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water: therefore leave off contention, before a quarrel starts.