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A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.
and favor is better than silver or gold.
The Value of a Good Name
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
The rich and the poor have this in common,
The Lord is the maker of them all.
The Lord is the maker of them all.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,
But the simple pass on and are punished.
But the simple pass on and are punished.
By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.
Are riches and honor and life.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards his soul will be far from them.
He who guards his soul will be far from them.
Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his fury will fail.
and the rod of his fury will fail.
Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out,
and quarreling and abuse will cease.
and quarreling and abuse will cease.
Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
He who loves purity of heart,
and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!”
I shall be killed in the streets!”
The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be slain in the streets!”
I shall be slain in the streets!”
The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;
He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.
He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.
Words of the Wise
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge,
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge,
Sayings of the Wise
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
if all of them are ready on your lips.
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
That your trust may be in the Lord,
I have made them known to you today, even to you.
I have made them known to you today, even to you.
So that your trust may be in the Lord;
I have instructed you today, even you.
I have instructed you today, even you.
Have I not written for you thirty sayings
of counsel and knowledge,
of counsel and knowledge,
Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
Of counsels and knowledge,
to make you know what is right and true,
that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
for the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
and rob of life those who rob them.
For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
nor go with a wrathful man,
Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a furious man do not go,
And with a furious man do not go,
lest you learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.
and entangle yourself in a snare.
Lest you learn his ways
And set a snare for your soul.
And set a snare for your soul.
Be not one of those who give pledges,
who put up security for debts.
who put up security for debts.
If you have nothing with which to pay,
why should your bed be taken from under you?
why should your bed be taken from under you?
If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take away your bed from under you?
Why should he take away your bed from under you?
Do not move the ancient landmark
that your fathers have set.
that your fathers have set.