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aBetter is a poor man who walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
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Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who makes haste with his feet sins.
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The foolishness of a man subverts his way,
And his heart is indignant toward Jehovah.
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Wealth adds many friends,
But the poor man is separated from his friend.
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aA false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who utters lies will not escape.
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Many will entreat the favor of the generous man,
And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
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All the brothers of the poor man hate him;
How much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues
them with words,
but they are not there.
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He who acquires sense loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.
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A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who utters lies will perish.
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Delicate living is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
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The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
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The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like dew upon the grass.
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A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
And the
acontentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
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House and
awealth are an inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent
bwife is from Jehovah.
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Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
And the idle soul will suffer hunger.
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He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul;
He who is careless of his ways will die.
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He who has pity upon a
apoor man
blends to Jehovah,
And He will repay him for his good deed.
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aDiscipline your son, for there is hope;
But do not set your heart on destroying him.
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A man of great
awrath will bear the penalty;
For if you deliver
him, you will only have to do it again.
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Listen to counsel, and receive instruction,
That you may be wise at the end of your
days.
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There are many devices in a man’s heart,
But it is the
acounsel of Jehovah that will stand.
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What is desirable in a man is his kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.
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The afear of Jehovah
leads to life,
And he
who has it will lodge in contentment;
He will not be visited with evil.
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The asluggard buries his hand in the dish,
And will not even bring it back to his mouth.
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Strike a scorner, and the simple will learn prudence;
And reprove one who has understanding,
and he will understand knowledge.
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He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
Is a son that causes shame and brings reproach.
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Cease listening, my son, to instruction,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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A worthless witness mocks justice,
And the mouth of the wicked swallows up iniquity.
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Judgments are prepared for scorners,
And blows for the back of fools.
