10 The person who shuns the bitter moments of friends
    will be an outsider at their celebrations.

11 Lives of careless wrongdoing are run-down shacks;
    holy living builds soaring cathedrals.

12-13 There’s a way of life that looks harmless enough;
    look again—it leads straight to hell.
Sure, those people appear to be having a good time,
    but all that laughter will end in heartbreak.

Sift and Weigh Every Word

14 A mean person gets paid back in meanness,
    a gracious person in grace.

15 The gullible believe anything they’re told;
    the prudent sift and weigh every word.

16 The wise watch their steps and avoid evil;
    fools are headstrong and reckless.

17 The hotheaded do things they’ll later regret;
    the coldhearted get the cold shoulder.

18 Foolish dreamers live in a world of illusion;
    wise realists plant their feet on the ground.

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10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no one else can share its joy.

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

12 There is a way that appears to be right,(C)
    but in the end it leads to death.(D)

13 Even in laughter(E) the heart may ache,
    and rejoicing may end in grief.

14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,(F)
    and the good rewarded for theirs.(G)

15 The simple believe anything,
    but the prudent give thought to their steps.(H)

16 The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,(I)
    but a fool(J) is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

17 A quick-tempered person(K) does foolish things,(L)
    and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.(M)

18 The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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