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Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of feasting with strife.
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and the Lord tests hearts.
and the Lord tests hearts.
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the LORD tests hearts.
But the LORD tests hearts.
An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
An evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker;
he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker;
He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their fathers.
and the glory of children is their fathers.
Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
And the glory of sons is their fathers.
And the glory of sons is their fathers.
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a prince.
still less is false speech to a prince.
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,
Much less are lying lips to a prince.
Much less are lying lips to a prince.
A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Whoever covers an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
He who conceals a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
than a hundred blows into a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs
rather than a fool in his folly.
rather than a fool in his folly.
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
Rather than a fool in his folly.
If anyone returns evil for good,
evil will not depart from his house.
evil will not depart from his house.
He who returns evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.
Evil will not depart from his house.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom
when he has no sense?
when he has no sense?
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no sense?
When he has no sense?
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
and a brother is born for adversity.
A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
And a brother is born for adversity.
One who lacks sense gives a pledge
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
A man lacking in sense pledges
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
He who loves transgression loves strife;
He who raises his door seeks destruction.
He who raises his door seeks destruction.
A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
and the father of a fool has no joy.
and the father of a fool has no joy.
He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
And the father of a fool has no joy.
A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To pervert the ways of justice.
To pervert the ways of justice.
The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father
and bitterness to her who bore him.
and bitterness to her who bore him.
A foolish son is a grief to his father
And bitterness to her who bore him.
And bitterness to her who bore him.
To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
It is also not good to fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
He who restrains his words has knowledge,
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.