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61 lines
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# Chapter 19
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1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
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Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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2 Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge,
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And he sins who hastens with his feet.
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3 The foolishness of a man twists his way,
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And his heart frets against the Lord.
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4 Wealth makes many friends,
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But the poor is separated from his friend.
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5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
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And he who speaks lies will not escape.
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6 Many entreat the favor of the nobility,
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And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
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7 All the brothers of the poor hate him;
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How much more do his friends go far from him!
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He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.
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8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
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He who keeps understanding will find good.
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9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
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And he who speaks lies shall perish.
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10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool,
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Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
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11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
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And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
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12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
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But his favor is like dew on the grass.
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13 A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
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And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
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14 Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
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But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
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15 Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
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And an idle person will suffer hunger.
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16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
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But he who is careless of his ways will die.
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17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
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And He will pay back what he has given.
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18 Chasten your son while there is hope,
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And do not set your heart on his destruction.
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19 A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
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For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
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20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
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That you may be wise in your latter days.
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21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
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Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
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22 What is desired in a man is kindness,
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And a poor man is better than a liar.
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23 The fear of the Lord leads to life,
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And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
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He will not be visited with evil.
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24 A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl,
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And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary;
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Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.
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26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
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Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
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27 Cease listening to instruction, my son,
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And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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28 A disreputable witness scorns justice,
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And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
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29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
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And beatings for the backs of fools. |