9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,b

but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.c

10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person

more than a hundred lashes a fool.

11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;

the messenger of death will be sent against them.

12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs

than a fool bent on folly.d

13 Evil will never leave the house

of one who pays back evile for good.f

14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;

so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.g

15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocenth—

the Lord detests them both.i

16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,

when they are not able to understand it?j

17 A friend loves at all times,

and a brother is born for a time of adversity.k

18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge

and puts up security for a neighbor.l

19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;

whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.