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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 a poor person who walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
than one who is crooked in speech 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!
A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin,
his heart rages against the Lord.
his heart rages against the Lord.
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 brings many new friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
but a poor man is deserted by 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 will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
and he who breathes out lies will 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.
The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will discover good.
he who keeps understanding will discover 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 will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will perish.
and he who breathes out lies will 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!
It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for a slave to rule over princes.
much less for a slave to 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.
Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
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.
A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
but his favor is like dew on 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 ruin to his father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
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 inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.
and the shiftless go hungry.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
and an idle person will suffer hunger.
and an idle person will 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.
Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises his ways will die.
he who despises his ways will 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.
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.
and he will repay him for his deed.
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.
Discipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart on putting him to death.
do not set your heart on putting him to death.
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 will pay the penalty,
for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
for if you deliver him, you will only have to 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.
Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in the future.
that you may gain wisdom in the future.
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 plans in the mind of a man,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
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 the Lord leads to life,
and whoever has it rests satisfied;
he will not be visited by harm.
and whoever has it rests satisfied;
he will not be visited by harm.
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!
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish
and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
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.
Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain 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 who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
is a son who brings shame and reproach.
is a son who brings shame and 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 to hear instruction, my son,
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
and you will 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 worthless witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.