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17 Better a dry crust with peace
than a house full of feasting with strife.k
2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.
3 A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,l
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.m
4 A wicked person listens to malicious talk;G
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,n
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished.o
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of children is their fathers.
7 Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
how much worse are lies for a ruler.
8 A bribep seems like a magic stone to its owner;
wherever he turns, he succeeds.q
9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,r
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.s
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
11 An evil person desires only rebellion;
a cruel messengerA,t will be sent against him.
12 Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubsu
than a fool in his foolishness.
13 If anyone returns evil for good,v
evil will never depart from his house.w
14 To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.x
15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the justy —
both are detestable to the Lord.
16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?z
17 A friend loves at all times,aa
and a brother is born for a difficult time.
18 One without sense enters an agreementB
and puts up security for his friend.a
19 One who loves to offend loves strife;b
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.c
21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.d
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.e
23 A wicked person secretly takes a bribef
to subvert the course of justice.g
24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyesh roam to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.i
26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.A,j
27 The one who has knowledge restrains his words,k
and one who keeps a cool headB
is a person of understanding.
28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent—
discerning, when he seals his lips.l
18 One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;
he rebels against all sound wisdom.
2 A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only wants to show off his opinions.C,m
3 When a wicked person comes, contempt also comes,
and along with dishonor, derision.
4 The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters,n
a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.D
5 It is not good to show partiality to the guilty,o
denying an innocent person justice.p
6 A fool’s lips lead to strife,
and his mouth provokes a beating.q
7 A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.r
8 A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.E,s
9 The one who is lazy in his work
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;u
the righteous run to it and are protected.G,v
11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.w
12 Before his downfall a person’s heart is proud,x
but humility comes before honor.y
13 The one who gives an answer before he listens—
this is foolishness and disgrace for him.z
14 A person’s spirit can endure sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit?aa
15 The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.ab
16 A person’s gift opens doorsA for him
and brings him before the great.a
17 The first to state his case seems right
until another comes and cross-examines him.b
18 Casting the lotc ends quarrels
and separates powerful opponents.
19 An offended brother is harder to reachB
than a fortified city,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.
20 From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.d
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.e
22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thingf
and obtains favor from the Lord.g
23 The poor person pleads,h
but the rich one answers roughly.i
24 One with many friends may be harmed,C
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.j
19 Better a poor person who lives with integrityk
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
2 Even zeal is not good without knowledge,l
and the one who acts hastilyD sins.m
3 A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord.n
4 Wealth attracts many friends,o
but a poor person is separated from his friend.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished,p
and one who utters lies will not escape.q
6 Many seek a ruler’s favor,r
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.s
7 All the brothers of a poor person hate him;t
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,u
but they are not there.A
8 The one who acquires good senseB loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.v
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.w
10 Luxury is not appropriate for a foolx —
how much less for a slave to rule over princes!y
11 A person’s insight gives him patience,z
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.aa
12 A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,ab
but his favor is like dew on the grass.ac
13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin,ad
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.ae
14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,af
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.ag
16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself;ah
one who disregardsC his ways will die.ai
17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,a
and he will give a reward to the lender.D,b
18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.E,c
19 A person with intense anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.d
20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.F,e
21 Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.f
22 What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;
better to be a poor person than a liar.g
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
one will sleep at nightG without danger.h
24 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!i
25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;j
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.k
26 The one who plunders his father and evicts his mother
is a disgraceful and shameful son.
27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.l
29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.m
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