4 By justice a king gives stability to a land, but a man of bribes will ruin it.
5 A strong man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
6 In transgression, an evil man is a snare, but the righteous will sing and rejoice.
7 The righteous knows the case of the poor, but the wicked does not understand knowledge.
8 Men of scoffing set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, then there is rankling and ridicule, but there is no relief.
10 Men of blood hate the blameless, and they seek the life of the upright.