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A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
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.
Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
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 prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
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.
Humility is the fear of the Lord;
its wages are riches and honor and life.
its wages are riches and honor and life.
The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD
Are riches, honor and life.
Are riches, honor and life.
In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
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.
Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
and even when they are old they will not turn 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 rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,
and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity,
And the rod of his fury will perish.
And the rod of his fury will perish.
The generous will themselves be blessed,
for they share their food with the poor.
for they share their food with the poor.
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 mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.
quarrels and insults are ended.
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out,
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.
will have the king for a friend.
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.
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
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 sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
I will be killed in the streets!”
The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.
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.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
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.
One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich — both come to poverty.
and one who gives gifts to the rich — both come to poverty.
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.
Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;
apply your heart to what I teach,
Saying 1
Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;
apply your heart to what I teach,
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and have all of them ready on your lips.
and have all of them ready on your lips.
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.
So that your trust may be in the Lord,
I teach you today, even you.
I teach you today, even you.
So that your trust may be in the LORD,
I have taught you today, even you.
I have taught you today, even you.
Have I not written thirty sayings for you,
sayings of counsel and knowledge,
sayings of counsel and knowledge,
Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
Of counsels and knowledge,
teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth,
so that you bring back truthful reports
to those you serve?
so that you bring back truthful reports
to those you serve?
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?
Saying 2
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,
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 take up their case
and will exact life for life.
and will exact life for life.
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.
Saying 3
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
Do not associate with a man given to anger;
Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Or go with a hot-tempered man,
or you may learn their ways
and get yourself ensnared.
and get yourself ensnared.
Or you will learn his ways
And find a snare for yourself.
And find a snare for yourself.
Saying 4
Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge
or puts up security for debts;
Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge
or puts up security for debts;
Do not be among those who give pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
if you lack the means to pay,
your very bed will be snatched from under you.
your very bed will be snatched from under you.
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?
Saying 5
Do not move an ancient boundary stone
set up by your ancestors.
Do not move an ancient boundary stone
set up by your ancestors.
Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
Which your fathers have set.