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71 lines
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# Chapter 14
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1 The wise woman builds her house,
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But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
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2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
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But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
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3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,
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But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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4 Where no oxen are, the trough is clean;
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But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.
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5 A faithful witness does not lie,
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But a false witness will utter lies.
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,
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But knowledge is easy to him who understands.
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7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
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When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
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But the folly of fools is deceit.
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9 Fools mock at sin,
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But among the upright there is favor.
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10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
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And a stranger does not share its joy.
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11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
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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 of death.
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13 Even in laughter the heart may sorrow,
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And the end of mirth may be grief.
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14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways,
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But a good man will be satisfied from above.
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15 The simple believes every word,
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But the prudent considers well his steps.
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16 A wise man fears and departs from evil,
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But a fool rages and is self-confident.
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17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
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And a man of wicked intentions 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 will bow before the good,
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And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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20 The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
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But the rich has many friends.
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21 He who despises his neighbor sins;
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But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
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22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
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But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
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23 In all labor there is profit,
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But idle chatter leads only to poverty.
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
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But the foolishness of fools is folly.
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25 A true witness delivers souls,
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But a deceitful witness speaks lies.
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26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
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And His children will have a place of refuge.
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27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
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To turn one away from the snares of death.
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28 In a multitude of people is a king’s honor,
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But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.
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29 He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
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But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
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30 A sound heart is life to the body,
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But envy is rottenness to the bones.
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31 He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,
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But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
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32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness,
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But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
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But what is in the heart of fools is made known.
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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 The king’s favor is toward a wise servant,
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But his wrath is against him who causes shame. |