⁴ Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law strive against them.
⁵ Evil men do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.

⁹ If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
    even his prayer is an abomination.

¹⁴ Blessed is the man who fears the Lord always;
    but he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

²³ He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than he who flatters with his tongue.