Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear,'so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.