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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 to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and a fool.
than to be dishonest and 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!
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.
haste makes mistakes.
A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the LORD.
and then are angry at 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 makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.
poverty drives them all away.
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,
nor will a liar escape.
nor will a liar 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 seek favors from a ruler;
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
The relatives of the poor despise them;
how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
their friends are gone.
how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
their friends are gone.
The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
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 a liar will be destroyed.
and a liar will be destroyed.
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 isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule over princes!
or 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.
Sensible people control their temper;
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
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 anger is like a lion’s roar,
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.
Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.
but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.
Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.
and the shiftless go hungry.
Lazy people sleep soundly,
but idleness leaves them hungry.
but idleness leaves them hungry.
Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
despising them leads to death.
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.
If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD —
and he will repay you!
and he will repay you!
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 children while there is hope.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
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.
Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.
If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
If you rescue them once, you will 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.
Get all the advice and instruction you can,
so you will be wise the rest of your life.
so you will be wise the rest of your life.
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.
You can make many plans,
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.
Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
Fear of the LORD leads to life,
bringing security and protection from harm.
bringing security and protection from 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!
Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
but don’t even lift it to their 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.
If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
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.
Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
Stop listening to instruction, my son,
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.
you will turn your back on 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 corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice;
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.