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²⁰He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
²¹Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
²²A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
²³Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
²⁴He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
²⁵The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

14Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
²He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
³In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
⁴Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
⁵A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
⁶A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.