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2.5 KiB
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62 lines
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# Chapter 19
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1 Better a poor person who lives with integrity
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than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
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2 Even zeal is not good without knowledge,
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and the one who acts hastily sins.
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3 A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,
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yet his heart rages against the Lord.
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4 Wealth attracts many friends,
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but a poor person is separated from his friend.
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5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
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and one who utters lies will not escape.
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6 Many seek a ruler’s favor,
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and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.
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7 All the brothers of a poor person hate him;
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how much more do his friends
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keep their distance from him!
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He may pursue them with words,
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but they are not there.
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8 The one who acquires good sense loves himself;
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one who safeguards understanding finds success.
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9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
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and one who utters lies perishes.
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10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool—
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how much less for a slave to rule over princes!
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11 A person’s insight gives him patience,
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and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
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12 A king’s rage is like the roaring 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 his father’s ruin,
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and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
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14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,
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but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
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15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
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and a lazy person will go hungry.
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16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself;
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one who disregards his ways will die.
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17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,
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and he will give a reward to the lender.
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18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
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don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.
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19 A person with intense anger bears the penalty;
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if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.
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20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction
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so that you may be wise later in life.
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21 Many plans are in a person’s heart,
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but the Lord’s decree will prevail.
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22 What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;
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better to be a poor person than a liar.
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23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
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one will sleep at night without danger.
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24 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
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he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!
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25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;
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rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.
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26 The one who plunders his father and evicts his mother
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is a disgraceful and shameful son.
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27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
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you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
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and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
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29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
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and beatings for the backs of fools. |