7. The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, because they refuse to do justice.
8. The way of the guilty is exceedingly crooked, but as for the pure, his work is right and his conduct is straight.
9. It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop [on the flat oriental roof, exposed to all kinds of weather] than in a house shared with a nagging, quarrelsome, and faultfinding woman.
10. The soul or life of the wicked craves and seeks evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes. [James 2:16.]
11. When the scoffer is punished, the fool gets a lesson in being wise; but men of [godly] Wisdom and good sense learn by being instructed.
12. The [uncompromisingly] righteous man considers well the house of the wicked–how the wicked are cast down to ruin.
13. Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor will cry out himself and not be heard. [Matt. 18:30-34; James 2:13.]
14. A gift in secret pacifies and turns away anger, and a bribe in the lap, strong wrath.
15. When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God), but to the evildoers it is dismay, calamity, and ruin.
16. A man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall abide in the congregation of the spirits (of the dead).
17. He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.