11A merciful man is long-suffering; and his triumph overtakes transgressors.
12The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; but as dew on the grass, so is his favour.
13A foolish son is a disgrace to his father: vows paid out of the hire of a harlot are not pure.
14Fathers divide house and substance to their children: but a wife is suited to a man by the Lord.