145 lines
2.7 KiB
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145 lines
2.7 KiB
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# Chapter 19
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1. Better to be poor and honest
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than to be dishonest and a fool.
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2. Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
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haste makes mistakes.
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3. People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
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and then are angry at the LORD.
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4. Wealth makes many "friends";
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poverty drives them all away.
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5. A false witness will not go unpunished,
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nor will a liar escape.
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6. Many seek favors from a ruler;
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everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
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7. The relatives of the poor despise them;
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how much more will their friends avoid them!
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Though the poor plead with them,
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their friends are gone.
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8. To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
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people who cherish understanding will prosper.
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9. A false witness will not go unpunished,
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and a liar will be destroyed.
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10. It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury
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or for a slave to rule over princes!
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11. Sensible people control their temper;
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they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
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12. The king's anger is like a lion's roar,
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but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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13. A foolish child is a calamity to a father;
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a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
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14. Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
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but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.
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15. Lazy people sleep soundly,
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but idleness leaves them hungry.
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16. Keep the commandments and keep your life;
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despising them leads to death.
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17. If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD--
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and he will repay you!
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18. Discipline your children while there is hope.
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Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
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19. Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.
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If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
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20. Get all the advice and instruction you can,
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so you will be wise the rest of your life.
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21. You can make many plans,
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but the LORD's purpose will prevail.
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22. Loyalty makes a person attractive.
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It is better to be poor than dishonest.
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23. Fear of the LORD leads to life,
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bringing security and protection from harm.
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24. Lazy people take food in their hand
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but don't even lift it to their mouth.
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25. If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
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if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
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26. Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
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are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
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27. If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
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you will turn your back on knowledge.
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28. A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice;
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the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
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29. Punishment is made for mockers,
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and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.
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