83 lines
2.3 KiB
Markdown
83 lines
2.3 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 13
|
|
1. A wise son responds to his father's discipline,
|
|
but a mocker doesn't listen to rebuke.
|
|
|
|
2. From the fruit of his mouth,
|
|
a person will enjoy good things,
|
|
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
|
|
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
|
|
|
|
4. The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
|
|
but the diligent is fully satisfied.
|
|
|
|
5. The righteous hate lying,
|
|
but the wicked bring disgust and shame.
|
|
|
|
6. Righteousness guards people of integrity,
|
|
but wickedness undermines the sinner.
|
|
|
|
7. One person pretends to be rich but has nothing;
|
|
another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.
|
|
|
|
8. Riches are a ransom for a person's life,
|
|
but a poor person hears no threat.
|
|
|
|
9. The light of the righteous shines brightly,
|
|
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.
|
|
|
|
10. Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,
|
|
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
|
|
|
|
11. Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
|
|
but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.
|
|
|
|
12. Hope delayed makes the heart sick,
|
|
but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
|
|
|
|
13. The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,
|
|
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
|
|
|
|
14. A wise person's instruction is a fountain of life,
|
|
turning people away from the snares of death.
|
|
|
|
15. Good sense wins favor,
|
|
but the way of the treacherous never changes.
|
|
|
|
16. Every sensible person acts knowledgeably,
|
|
but a fool displays his stupidity.
|
|
|
|
17. A wicked envoy falls into trouble,
|
|
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
|
|
|
|
18. Poverty and disgrace come to those
|
|
who ignore discipline,
|
|
but the one who accepts correction will be honored.
|
|
|
|
19. Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
|
|
but to turn from evil is detestable to fools.
|
|
|
|
20. The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
|
|
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
|
|
|
|
21. Disaster pursues sinners,
|
|
but good rewards the righteous.
|
|
|
|
22. A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
|
|
but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
|
|
|
|
23. The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,
|
|
but without justice, it is swept away.
|
|
|
|
24. The one who will not use the rod hates his son,
|
|
but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.
|
|
|
|
25. A righteous person eats until he is satisfied,
|
|
but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|