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  • Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

    A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
    But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
  • A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
    but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
  • From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good,
    But the desire of the treacherous is violence.
  • From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,
    but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
  • The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
    The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
  • Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
    he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
  • The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
  • The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
  • A righteous man hates falsehood,
    But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.
  • The righteous hates falsehood,
    but the wicked brings shamea and disgrace.
  • Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless,
    But wickedness subverts the sinner.
  • Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.
  • There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
    Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.
  • One pretends to be rich,b yet has nothing;
    another pretends to be poor,c yet has great wealth.
  • The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
    But the poor hears no rebuke.
  • The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
    but a poor man hears no threat.
  • The light of the righteous rejoices,
    But the lamp of the wicked goes out.
  • The light of the righteous rejoices,
    but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
  • Through insolence comes nothing but strife,
    But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
  • By insolence comes nothing but strife,
    but with those who take advice is wisdom.
  • Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
    But the one who gathers by labor increases it.
  • Wealth gained hastilyd will dwindle,
    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
  • Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
  • Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
  • The one who despises the word will be in debt to it,
    But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
  • Whoever despises the worde brings destruction on himself,
    but he who reveres the commandmentf will be rewarded.
  • The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    To turn aside from the snares of death.
  • The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    that one may turn away from the snares of death.
  • Good understanding produces favor,
    But the way of the treacherous is hard.
  • Good sense wins favor,
    but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.g
  • Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
    But a fool displays folly.
  • Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
    but a fool flaunts his folly.
  • A wicked messenger falls into adversity,
    But a faithful envoy brings healing.
  • A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
    but a faithful envoy brings healing.
  • Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline,
    But he who regards reproof will be honored.
  • Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
    but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
  • Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
    But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
  • A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
    but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
  • He who walks with wise men will be wise,
    But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
  • Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
    but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
  • Adversity pursues sinners,
    But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
  • Disasterh pursues sinners,
    but the righteous are rewarded with good.
  • A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
    And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
  • A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
  • Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
    But it is swept away by injustice.
  • The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
    but it is swept away through injustice.
  • He who withholds his rod hates his son,
    But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
  • Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
    but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.i
  • The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
    But the stomach of the wicked is in need.
  • The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
    but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

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