¹⁰ An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
    is like an archer who shoots at random.

²⁴ People may cover their hatred with pleasant words,
    but they’re deceiving you.
²⁵ They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them.
    Their hearts are full of many evils.^[a]
26 While their hatred may be concealed by trickery,
    their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.

²⁷ If you set a trap for others,
    you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
    it will crush you instead.

²⁸ A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and flattering words cause ruin.

⁶ Wounds from a sincere friend
    are better than many kisses from an enemy.

⁵ To flatter friends
    is to lay a trap for their feet.