59 lines
2.4 KiB
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59 lines
2.4 KiB
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# Chapter 17
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1 Better a dry crust with peace
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than a house full of feasting with strife.
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2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
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and share an inheritance among brothers.
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3 A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
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and the Lord is the tester of hearts.
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4 A wicked person listens to malicious talk;
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a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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5 The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,
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and one who rejoices over calamity
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will not go unpunished.
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6 Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
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and the pride of children is their fathers.
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7 Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
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how much worse are lies for a ruler.
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8 A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;
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wherever he turns, he succeeds.
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9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
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but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
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10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
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more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
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11 An evil person desires only rebellion;
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a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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12 Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
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than a fool in his foolishness.
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13 If anyone returns evil for good,
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evil will never depart from his house.
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14 To start a conflict is to release a flood;
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stop the dispute before it breaks out.
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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just—
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both are detestable to the Lord.
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16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
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with no intention of buying wisdom?
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17 A friend loves at all times,
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and a brother is born for a difficult time.
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18 One without sense enters an agreement
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and puts up security for his friend.
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19 One who loves to offend loves strife;
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one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
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20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
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and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
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21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
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the father of a fool has no joy.
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22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
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but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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23 A wicked person secretly takes a bribe
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to subvert the course of justice.
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24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
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but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
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25 A foolish son is grief to his father
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and bitterness to the one who bore him.
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26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
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or to beat a noble for his honesty.
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27 The one who has knowledge restrains his words,
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and one who keeps a cool head
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is a person of understanding.
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28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent—
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discerning, when he seals his lips. |