Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

She has sent out her women-servants; her voice goes out to the highest places of the town, saying,

Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.

Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.