¹⁶ A ^(A)gracious woman attains honor,
And ruthless men attain riches.
¹⁷ A ^(B)merciful person does ^[a]himself good,
But the cruel person ^[b]does himself harm.

¹⁰ A ^(A)righteous person has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

²³ A ^(A)poor person utters pleadings,
But a ^(B)rich person ^(C)answers defiantly.

¹⁷ One who ^(A)is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his ^[a](B)good deed.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil;
His ^(A)neighbor is shown no compassion in his eyes.