10 A person who understands what is right learns more from just a warning than a foolish person learns from 100 strokes with a whip.
11 An evil person never wants to obey. An official who shows no mercy will be sent against him.
12 It is better to meet a bear whose cubs have been stolen than to meet a foolish person who is acting foolishly.
13 Evil will never leave the house of anyone who pays back evil for good.
14 Starting to argue is like making a crack in a dam. So drop the matter before a fight breaks out.
15 The Lord hates two things. He hates it when the guilty are set free. He also hates it when those who aren't guilty are punished.
16 What good is money in the hands of a foolish person? He doesn't want to become wise.