9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,but dwelling on it separates close friends.
10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understandingthan a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
11 Evil people are eager for rebellion,but they will be severely punished.
12 It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubsthan to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
13 If you repay good with evil,evil will never leave your house.
14 Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,so stop before a dispute breaks out.
15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—both are detestable to the lord.