Proverbs

⁸Mockers stir up a city, but the wise turn away anger. ⁹If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace. ¹⁰The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity and seek to kill the upright. ¹¹Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end. ¹²If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked. ¹³The poor and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both. ¹⁴If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will be established forever.