⁷ The name of the righteous^(A) is used in blessings,^[a]
    but the name of the wicked^(B) will rot.^(C)

⁸ A person is praised according to their prudence,
    and one with a warped^(A) mind is despised.

⁹ Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

³ When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
    and with shame comes reproach.

²¹ The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,^(A)
    but people are tested by their praise.