Proverbs

⁸A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn. ⁹Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. ¹⁰A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool. ¹¹Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them. ¹²Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly. ¹³Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good. ¹⁴Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.