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Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and a fool.
than to be dishonest and a fool.
On Life and Conduct
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.
haste makes mistakes.
Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries his footsteps errs.
And he who hurries his footsteps errs.
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the LORD.
and then are angry at the LORD.
The foolishness of man ruins his way,
And his heart rages against the LORD.
And his heart rages against the LORD.
Wealth makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.
poverty drives them all away.
Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.
But a poor man is separated from 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 tells lies will not escape.
And he who tells 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!
Many will seek the favor of a generous man,
And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
And every man is a friend to him 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.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
How much more do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.
He who keeps understanding will find 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 tells lies will perish.
And he who tells 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!
Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
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.
A man’s discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
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.
The king’s wrath is like the roaring 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 destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
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 an inheritance 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.
Laziness casts into a deep sleep,
And an idle man will suffer hunger.
And an idle man will suffer hunger.
Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
despising them leads to death.
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who is careless of conduct will die.
But he who is careless of conduct will die.
If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD —
and he will repay you!
and he will repay you!
One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD,
And He will repay him for his good deed.
And He will repay him for his good deed.
Discipline your children while there is hope.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not desire his death.
And do not desire his 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 anger will bear the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
For if you rescue 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 counsel and accept discipline,
That you may be wise the rest of your days.
That you may be wise the rest of your days.
You can make many plans,
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.
Many plans are in a man’s heart,
But the counsel of the LORD will stand.
But the counsel of the LORD 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 desirable in a man is his kindness,
And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
And it is better to be a poor man 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,
So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.
So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.
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,
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
But 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 naive may become shrewd,
But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.
But reprove one who has 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 assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.
you will turn your back on knowledge.
Cease listening, my son, to discipline,
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 rascally witness makes a mockery of justice,
And the mouth of the wicked spreads iniquity.
And the mouth of the wicked spreads iniquity.