61 lines
2.7 KiB
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61 lines
2.7 KiB
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# Chapter 19
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1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
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than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
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2 Desire without knowledge is not good,
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and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.
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3 When a man's folly brings his way to ruin,
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his heart rages against the Lord.
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4 Wealth brings many new friends,
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but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
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5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
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and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
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6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,
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and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
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7 All a poor man's brothers hate him;
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how much more do his friends go far from him!
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He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
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8 Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
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he who keeps understanding will discover good.
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9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
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and he who breathes out lies will perish.
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10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
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much less for a slave to rule over princes.
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11 Good sense makes one slow to anger,
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and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
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12 A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion,
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but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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13 A foolish son is ruin to his father,
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and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
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14 House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
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but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
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15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
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and an idle person will suffer hunger.
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16 Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life;
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he who despises his ways will die.
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17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
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and he will repay him for his deed.
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18 Discipline your son, for there is hope;
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do not set your heart on putting him to death.
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19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
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for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
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that you may gain wisdom in the future.
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21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
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but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
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22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
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and a poor man is better than a liar.
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23 The fear of the Lord leads to life,
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and whoever has it rests satisfied;
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he will not be visited by harm.
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24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish
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and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
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reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
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26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
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is a son who brings shame and reproach.
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27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
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and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,
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and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
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29 Condemnation is ready for scoffers,
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and beating for the backs of fools. |