16When the wicked increase, transgression increases;
         But the righteous will see their fall.

17Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
         He will also delight your soul.

18Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained,
         But happy is he who keeps the law.

19A slave will not be instructed by words alone;
         For though he understands, there will be no response.

20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
         There is more hope for a fool than for him.

21He who pampers his slave from childhood
         Will in the end find him to be a son.

22An angry man stirs up strife,
         And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

23A man’s pride will bring him low,
         But a humble spirit will obtain honor.

24He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
         He hears the oath but tells nothing.

25The fear of man brings a snare,
         But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.

26Many seek the ruler’s favor,
         But justice for man comes from the LORD.

27An unjust man is abominable to the righteous,
         And he who is upright in the way is abominable to the wicked.

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