12Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
   but those who hate to be rebuked are stupid.
² The good obtain favour from the Lord,
   but those who devise evil he condemns.
³ No one finds security by wickedness,
   but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
⁴ A good wife is the crown of her husband,
   but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are just;
   the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
⁶ The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
   but the speech of the upright delivers them.
⁷ The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
   but the house of the righteous will stand.
⁸ One is commended for good sense,
   but a perverse mind is despised.
⁹ Better to be despised and have a servant,
   than to be self-important and lack food.
¹⁰ The righteous know the needs of their animals,
   but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
¹¹ Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
   but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.
¹² The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness,
   but the root of the righteous bears fruit.