21:2 Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.
21:3 All iniquity is as a two edged sword, the wounds whereof cannot be healed.
21:4 To terrify and do wrong will waste riches: thus the house of proud men shall be made desolate.
21:5 A prayer out of a poor man’s mouth reacheth to the ears of God, and his judgment cometh speedily.
21:6 He that hateth to be reproved is in the way of sinners: but he that feareth the Lord will repent from his heart.
21:7 An eloquent man is known far and near; but a man of understanding knoweth when he slippeth.
21:8 He that buildeth his house with other men’s money is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial.
21:9 The congregation of the wicked is like tow wrapped together: and the end of them is a flame of fire to destroy them.
21:10 The way of sinners is made plain with stones, but at the end thereof is the pit of hell.
21:11 He that keepeth the law of the Lord getteth the understanding thereof: and the perfection of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.