19 A poor man who walks blamelessly is better
than a fool who speaks perversely.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise,
    my own heart will greatly rejoice.
¹⁶ My innermost being will be glad
    when your lips speak what is right.

24 Don’t be envious of wicked men
or wish you were with them,
² because they^[a] plan violence,
    and they are always talking^[b] about trouble.

⁷ Useless legs to the lame—
    that’s what a proverb quoted by a fool is.