22
The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom, nor is there prudence in the counsel of sinners.
23
There is a cleverness that is detestable, and there is a fool who merely lacks wisdom.
24
Better are the God-fearing who lack understanding than the highly intelligent who transgress the law.
25
There is a cleverness that is exact but unjust, and there are people who abuse favors to gain a verdict.
26
There is the villain bowed down in mourning, but inwardly he is full of deceit.
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