2.5 KiB
Chapter 19
1 Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool. 2 Even zeal is not good without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily sins. 3 A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the Lord. 4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend. 5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape. 6 Many seek a ruler’s favor, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts. 7 All the brothers of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, but they are not there. 8 The one who acquires good sense loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success. 9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes. 10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool— how much less for a slave to rule over princes! 11 A person’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense. 12 A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. 13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping. 14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15 Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry. 16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself; one who disregards his ways will die. 17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender. 18 Discipline your son while there is hope; don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death. 19 A person with intense anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again. 20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life. 21 Many plans are in a person’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail. 22 What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person than a liar. 23 The fear of the Lord leads to life; one will sleep at night without danger. 24 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth! 25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge. 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. 29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.