5
The prayer of the poor goes from their lips to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily.
6
Those who hate reproof walk in the sinner's steps, but those who fear the Lord repent in their heart.
7
The mighty in speech are widely known; when they slip, the sensible person knows it.
8
Whoever builds his house with other people's money is like one who gathers stones for his burial mound.
9
An assembly of the wicked is like a bundle of tow, and their end is a blazing fire.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.