5 The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty,but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.
7 The violence done by the wicked will drag them awaybecause they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of the guilty person is devious,but as for the pure, his way is upright.
9 It is better to live on a corner of the housetopthan in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.
10 The appetite of the wicked desires evil;his neighbor is shown no favor in his eyes.
11 When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise;when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.