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.

²³ The poor useth entreaties;
But the rich answereth roughly.

¹⁷ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah,
And his good deed will he pay him again.

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

¹³ He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper;
But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.