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Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.
than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Better is the Poor Man with Integrity
Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Desire without knowledge is not good —
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.
A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.
Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Many curry favor with a ruler,
and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.
All the brethren of a poor [man] hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth [them] with words, -- they are not [to be found].
The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.
and whoever pours out lies will perish.
A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury —
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
A person’s wisdom yields patience;
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
A foolish child is a father’s ruin,
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.
and the shiftless go hungry.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will reward them for what they have done.
and he will reward them for what they have done.
He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.
Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.
do not be a willing party to their death.
Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.
A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
Listen to advice and accept discipline,
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.
The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life, and he [that hath it] shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.
A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.
Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother
is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
He that ruineth [his] father and chaseth away [his] mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
Stop listening to instruction, my son,
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.
A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.