Now we get warning against folly. Just think how much of our present economic woes we would have been spared if we had exercised a little common sense. This ranges from the leaders of international banks and companies to the man and woman on the street. Supposedly intelligent people make decisions which bankrupt previously sound businesses. Today the trend is to always find someone else to blame. It is far wiser to take responsibility for ourselves. Here is a simple truth: you do not need to listen to stupid advice.
First the writer warns us against putting up security for someone else, and if we have done so, then he advises us to get out of it as quickly as possible, for this is a serious trap. There is a key lesson here, and that is people have to take responsibility for themselves. When someone is in need it right for us to help them, but they are still responsible for their own lives.
We also need to realise that a lot of trouble we experience is our own fault, and that a little hard work, a little application, a little common sense can solve or avoid a lot of problems.
Troublemakers are to be avoided, for trouble is all they will produce. They plot evil, but disaster will overtake them in an instant.
Then we get a list of things that the Lord hates, and essentially it is deceitfulness and pride and a wicked heart.
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