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The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

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Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

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The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

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He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

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He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.

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Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

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He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.

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The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

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The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

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The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.

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Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

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Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

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Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

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For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

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That your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach you today, even you.

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Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

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To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

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Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

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for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

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Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:

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lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.

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Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

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If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

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Don’t move the ancient boundary stone, which your fathers have set up.

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Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

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When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;

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put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.

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Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.

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Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

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Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

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Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies:

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for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

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The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words.

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Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless:

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for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

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Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

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Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

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Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

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My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

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yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.

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Don’t let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Yahweh all the day long.

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Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

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Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

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Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

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for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

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Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

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Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

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The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

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Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!

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My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

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For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

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Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

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Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

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Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.

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Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

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In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.

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Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.

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Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:

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“They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another.”

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Don’t be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:

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for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

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Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;

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by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.

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A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

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for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.

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Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.

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One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.

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The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

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If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.

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Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!

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If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this;” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

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My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

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so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

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Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place:

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for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

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Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

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lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

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Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:

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for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

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My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious:

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for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both–who knows?

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These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

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He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous;” peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him–

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but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.

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An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

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Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

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Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.

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Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”

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I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

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Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

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Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:

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a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;

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so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.

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These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

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As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

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Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner;

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Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.