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2.5 KiB
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61 lines
2.5 KiB
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# Chapter 22
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1 A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
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favor is better than silver and gold.
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2 Rich and poor have this in common:
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the Lord makes them all.
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3 A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
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but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
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4 Humility, the fear of the Lord,
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results in wealth, honor, and life.
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5 There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked;
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the one who guards himself stays far from them.
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6 Start a youth out on his way;
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even when he grows old he will not depart from it.
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7 The rich rule over the poor,
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and the borrower is a slave to the lender.
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8 The one who sows injustice will reap disaster,
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and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
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9 A generous person will be blessed,
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for he shares his food with the poor.
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10 Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too;
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then quarreling and dishonor will cease.
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11 The one who loves a pure heart
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and gracious lips—the king is his friend.
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12 The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
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but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.
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13 The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
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I’ll be killed in the public square!”
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14 The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit;
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a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.
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15 Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth;
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a rod of discipline will separate it from him.
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16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
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and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.
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17 Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise,
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and apply your mind to my knowledge.
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18 For it is pleasing if you keep them within you
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and if they are constantly on your lips.
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19 I have instructed you today—even you—
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so that your confidence may be in the Lord.
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20 Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings
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about counsel and knowledge,
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21 in order to teach you true and reliable words,
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so that you may give a dependable report
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to those who sent you?
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22 Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor,
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and don’t crush the oppressed at the city gate,
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23 for the Lord will champion their cause
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and will plunder those who plunder them.
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24 Don’t make friends with an angry person,
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and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,
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25 or you will learn his ways
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and entangle yourself in a snare.
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26 Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,
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who put up security for loans.
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27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
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even your bed will be taken from under you.
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28 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
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that your ancestors set up.
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29 Do you see a person skilled in his work?
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He will stand in the presence of kings.
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He will not stand in the presence of the unknown. |