²⁴ Hands that work hard will rule.
    But people who are lazy will be forced to work.

¹⁰ A person who understands what is right learns more from just a warning
    than a foolish person learns from 100 strokes with a whip.

¹¹ An evil person tries to keep others from obeying God.
    The messenger of death will be sent against them.

⁶ Many claim to have love that never fails.
    But who can find a faithful person?

⁸ A king sits on his throne to judge.
    He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.

³⁰ Blows and wounds scrub evil away.
    And beatings make you pure deep down inside.

¹¹ A person who has a pure and loving heart and speaks kindly
    will be a friend of the king.

² When God hides a matter, he gets glory.
    When kings figure out a matter, they get glory.

²¹ Favoring one person over another is not good.
    But a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.

¹² If rulers listen to lies,
    all their officials become evil.