109 lines
3.2 KiB
Markdown
109 lines
3.2 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 14
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1. The wisest of women builds her house,
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but folly with her own hands tears it down.
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2. Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD,
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but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
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3. By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,
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but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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4. Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
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but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
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5. A faithful witness does not lie,
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but a false witness breathes out lies.
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6. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
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but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
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7. Leave the presence of a fool,
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for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
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8. The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
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but the folly of fools is deceiving.
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9. Fools mock at the guilt offering,
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but the upright enjoy acceptance.
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10. The heart knows its own bitterness,
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and no stranger shares its joy.
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11. The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
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but the tent of the upright will flourish.
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12. There is a way that seems right to a man,
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but its end is the way to death.
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13. Even in laughter the heart may ache,
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and the end of joy may be grief.
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14. The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways,
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and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
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15. The simple believes everything,
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but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
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16. One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil,
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but a fool is reckless and careless.
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17. A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
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and a man of evil devices is hated.
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18. The simple inherit folly,
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but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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19. The evil bow down before the good,
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the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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20. The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
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but the rich has many friends.
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21. Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner,
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but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
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22. Do they not go astray who devise evil?
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Those who devise good meet steadfast love and faithfulness.
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23. In all toil there is profit,
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but mere talk tends only to poverty.
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24. The crown of the wise is their wealth,
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but the folly of fools brings folly.
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25. A truthful witness saves lives,
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but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
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26. In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence,
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and his children will have a refuge.
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27. The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
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that one may turn away from the snares of death.
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28. In a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
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but without people a prince is ruined.
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29. Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
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but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
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30. A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh,
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but envy makes the bones rot.
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31. Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
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but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
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32. The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
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but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
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33. Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
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but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
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34. Righteousness exalts a nation,
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but sin is a reproach to any people.
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35. A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor,
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but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
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