¹⁰ It is not fitting for a fool^(A) to live in luxury—
    how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!^(B)

¹¹ A person’s wisdom yields patience;^(C)
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

¹² A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,^(D)
    but his favor is like dew^(E) on the grass.^(F)

¹³ A foolish child is a father’s ruin,^(G)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.^(H)

¹⁴ Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,^(I)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.^(J)

¹⁵ Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.^(K)

¹⁶ Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
    but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.^(L)

¹⁷ Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,^(M)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.^(N)

¹⁸ Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.^(O)

¹⁹ A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
    rescue them, and you will have to do it again.