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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 the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.
than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.
haste makes mistakes.
Desire without knowledge is not good —
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the LORD.
and then are angry at the LORD.
A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
Wealth makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.
poverty drives them all away.
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.
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 whoever pours out lies will not go free.
and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
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 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 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.
The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
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 whoever pours out lies will perish.
and whoever pours 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 —
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
how much worse 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 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.
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 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 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.
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.
Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
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 brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.
and the shiftless go hungry.
Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
despising them leads to death.
Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
but whoever shows contempt for their 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 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.
Discipline your children while there is hope.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
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.
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 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.
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 discipline,
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
You can make many plans,
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.
but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.
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.
Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
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;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
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.
If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.
you will turn your back on knowledge.
Stop listening to 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 corrupt witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.