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¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
¹¹The house of the wicked is destroyed,
but the tent of the upright flourishes.
¹²There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way to death.
¹³Even in laughter the heart is sad,
and the end of joy is grief.
¹⁴The perverse get what their ways deserve,
and the good, what their deeds deserve.
¹⁵The simple believe everything,
but the clever consider their steps.
¹⁶The wise are cautious and turn away from evil,
but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.
¹⁷One who is quick-tempered acts foolishly,
and the schemer is hated.
¹⁸The simple are adorned with folly,
but the clever are crowned with knowledge.