5
The prayer of a poor man goes from his lips to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily.
6
Whoever hates reproof walks in the steps of the sinner, but he that fears the Lord will repent in his heart.
7
He who is mighty in speech is known from afar; but the sensible man, when he slips, is aware of it.
8
A man who 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 tow gathered together, and their end is a flame of fire.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the 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.