²⁴ The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.^(A)

¹⁰ A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

¹¹ An evil person desires only rebellion;
a cruel messenger^[a](A) will be sent against him.

⁶ Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy person?^(A)

⁸ A king sitting on a throne to judge
separates out all evil with his eyes.^(A)

³⁰ Lashes and wounds purge away evil,^(A)
and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.^[a]