8 Those who build their houses with someone else’s moneyare like those who collect stones for their funeral mounds.
9 A band of criminals is like a bundle of tow;they will end in a flaming fire.
10 The path of sinners is smooth stones,but its end is the pit of Sheol.
11 Those who keep the Law control their thoughts;perfect fear of the Lord is wisdom.
12 One who is not clever can never be taught,but there is a cleverness filled with bitterness.
13 The knowledge of the wise wells up like a flood,and their counsel like a living spring.
14 A fool’s mind is like a broken jar:it cannot hold any knowledge at all.