9Stupid people laugh at sin, but good people want forgiveness.
10The individual's mind alone knows its sadnesses, and no one else can share its happiness.
11The house of wicked people will be destroyed, but the tent of good people will prosper.
12There's a way that seems to be right, but in the end it's the way of death.
13Even when you're laughing you can be feeling sad—joy can end in grief.
14Disloyal people are repaid for what they do, and good people are rewarded.
15Stupid people believe whatever they're told, but sensible people think about what they're doing.
16Wise people are careful and avoid evil, but stupid people are confidently reckless.
17Quick-tempered people act foolishly, while people who make evil plans are hated.
18The inheritance of stupid people is stupidity, but sensible people are rewarded with knowledge.
19Evil people bow down before good people, and the wicked bow down at the doors of those who do right.
20The poor are hated even by their neighbors, while the rich have many friends.