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On Life and Conduct
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.
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 rich and the poor have a common bond,
The LORD is the maker of them all.
The LORD is the maker of them all.
The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
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.
The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD
Are riches, honor and life.
Are riches, honor and life.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards himself will be far from them.
He who guards himself will be far from them.
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.
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.
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 becomes the lender’s slave.
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity,
And the rod of his fury will perish.
And the rod of his fury will perish.
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his fury will fail.
and the rod of his fury will fail.
He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.
For he gives some of his food to the poor.
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out,
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out,
and quarreling and abuse will cease.
and quarreling and abuse will cease.
He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
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.
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
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 sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
I will be killed in the streets!”
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!”
I shall be killed in the streets!”
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;
He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.
He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
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.
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
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.
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
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,
For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
That they may be ready on your lips.
That they may be ready on your lips.
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.
So that your trust may be in the LORD,
I have taught you today, even you.
I have taught you today, even you.
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.
Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
Of counsels and knowledge,
Have I not written for you thirty sayings
of counsel and knowledge,
of counsel and knowledge,
To make you know the certainty of the words of truth
That you may correctly answer him who sent you?
That you may correctly answer him who sent you?
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,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
For the LORD will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.
And take the life of those who rob them.
for the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
and rob of life those who rob them.
Do not associate with a man given to anger;
Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
nor go with a wrathful man,
Or you will learn his ways
And find a snare for yourself.
And find a snare for yourself.
lest you learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.
and entangle yourself in a snare.
Do not be among those who give pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
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 he take your bed from under you?
Why should he take your bed from under you?
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?
Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
Which your fathers have set.
Do not move the ancient landmark
that your fathers have set.
that your fathers have set.