<p class="poetry">The wise inherit honor,p> <p class="poetry">but he holds fools up<n id="1" /> to public contempt.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Cover<n id="1" /> their faces with shame,p> <p class="poetry">so they might seek<n id="2" /> you,<n id="3" /> O <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">Whoever corrects<n id="1" /> a mocker is asking for<n id="2" /> insult;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">whoever reproves a wicked person receives<n id="4" /> abuse.p>

<p class="poetry">When pride<n id="1" /> comes,<n id="2" /> then comes disgrace,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but with humility<n id="4" /> comes<n id="5" /> wisdom.p>

<p class="poetry">A fool&#8217;s annoyance<n id="1" /> is known at once,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the prudent<n id="3" /> overlooks<n id="4" /> an insult.p>

<p class="poetry">When a wicked person<n id="1" /> arrives, contempt<n id="2" /> shows up with him,p> <p class="poetry">and with shame comes<n id="3" /> a reproach.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">They consume their alcohol,p> <p class="poetry">then engage in cult prostitution;p> <p class="poetry">they dearly love their shameful behavior.p>

<p class="poetry">If I am guilty,<n id="1" /> woe<n id="2" /> to me,p> <p class="poetry">and if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I am full of shame,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and satiated with my affliction.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will wind you up tightly into a ballp> <p class="poetry">and throw you into a wide, open land.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">There you will die,p> <p class="poetry">and there with you will be your impressive chariots,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">which bring disgrace to the house of your master.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">But you will become drunk<n id="1" /> with shame, not majesty.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Now it is your turn to drink and expose your uncircumcised foreskin!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">The cup of wine in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s right hand<n id="4" /> is coming to you,p> <p class="poetry">and disgrace will replace your majestic glory!p>