¹⁶ A gracious woman obtaineth honor;
And violent men obtain riches.
¹⁷ The merciful man doeth good to his own soul;
But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

¹⁶ A gracious woman obtaineth honor;
And violent men obtain riches.
¹⁷ The merciful man doeth good to his own soul;
But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

^25 [a]Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;
But a good word maketh it glad.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil:
His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.