53 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
53 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 13
|
||
1 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
|
||
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
|
||
2 From the fruit of his mouth,
|
||
a person will enjoy good things,
|
||
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
|
||
3 The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
|
||
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
|
||
4 The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
|
||
but the diligent is fully satisfied.
|
||
5 The righteous hate lying,
|
||
but the wicked bring disgust and shame.
|
||
6 Righteousness guards people of integrity,
|
||
but wickedness undermines the sinner.
|
||
7 One person pretends to be rich but has nothing;
|
||
another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.
|
||
8 Riches are a ransom for a person’s life,
|
||
but a poor person hears no threat.
|
||
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly,
|
||
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.
|
||
10 Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,
|
||
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
|
||
11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
|
||
but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.
|
||
12 Hope delayed makes the heart sick,
|
||
but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
|
||
13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,
|
||
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
|
||
14 A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life,
|
||
turning people away from the snares of death.
|
||
15 Good sense wins favor,
|
||
but the way of the treacherous never changes.
|
||
16 Every sensible person acts knowledgeably,
|
||
but a fool displays his stupidity.
|
||
17 A wicked envoy falls into trouble,
|
||
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
|
||
18 Poverty and disgrace come to those
|
||
who ignore discipline,
|
||
but the one who accepts correction will be honored.
|
||
19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
|
||
but to turn from evil is detestable to fools.
|
||
20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
|
||
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
|
||
21 Disaster pursues sinners,
|
||
but good rewards the righteous.
|
||
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
|
||
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
|
||
23 The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,
|
||
but without justice, it is swept away.
|
||
24 The one who will not use the rod hates his son,
|
||
but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.
|
||
25 A righteous person eats until he is satisfied,
|
||
but the stomach of the wicked is empty. |