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Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and a fool.
than to be dishonest and a fool.
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.
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.
haste makes mistakes.
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the LORD.
and then are angry at 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 makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.
poverty drives them all away.
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,
nor will a liar escape.
nor will a liar escape.
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 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.
To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
people who cherish understanding will 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 a liar will be destroyed.
and a liar will be destroyed.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will perish.
and he who breathes out lies will perish.
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!
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.
Sensible people control their temper;
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Lazy people sleep soundly,
but idleness leaves them hungry.
but idleness leaves them hungry.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
and an idle person will suffer hunger.
and an idle person will suffer hunger.
Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
despising them leads to death.
Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises his ways will die.
he who despises his ways will die.
If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD —
and he will repay you!
and he will repay you!
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 while there is hope.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in the future.
that you may gain wisdom in the future.
You can make many plans,
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.
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.
Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
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.
Fear of the LORD leads to life,
bringing security and protection from harm.
bringing security and protection from harm.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
are an embarrassment and a public 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.
If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.
you will turn your back on 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 makes a mockery of justice;
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
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.