¹⁶ A gracious woman gains honor;
    violent men gain only wealth.
¹⁷ Kind persons benefit themselves,
    but cruel people harm themselves.

¹⁰ The righteous care about their livestock’s needs,
    but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

²³ The poor plead for help,
    but the wealthy answer harshly.

¹⁷ Those who are gracious to the poor lend to the Lord,
    and the Lord will fully repay them.

¹⁰ Wicked people desire evil;
    their neighbors receive no mercy from them.

¹³ Those who hide their sins won’t succeed,
    but those who confess and give them up will receive mercy.