8 Scoffers enflame the city,but the wise calm the fury.
9 If a wise person disputes with a fool,there is railing and ridicule but no resolution.
10 The bloodthirsty hate the blameless,but the upright seek his life.
11 Fools give vent to all their anger;but the wise, biding their time, control it.
12 If rulers listen to lying words,their servants all become wicked.
13 The poor and the oppressor meet:the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
14 If a king is honestly for the rights of the poor,his throne stands firm forever.