9 He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
10 A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
11 An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
13 For he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
14 Like the release of water is the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them are both abominations of Yahweh.