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2.6 KiB
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61 lines
2.6 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. |