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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child is a father's joy, a foolish child a mother's grief.
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Treasures wickedly come by give no benefit, but uprightness brings delivery from death.
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Yahweh does not let the upright go hungry, but he thwarts the greed of the wicked.
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A slack hand brings poverty, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
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Reaping at harvest-time is the mark of the prudent, sleeping at harvest-time is the sign of the worthless.
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Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the mouth of the godless is a cover for violence.
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The upright is remembered with blessings, the name of the wicked rots away.
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The wise of heart takes orders, but a gabbling fool heads for ruin.
10:9
Anyone whose ways are honourable walks secure, but whoever follows crooked ways is soon unmasked.
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A wink of the eye brings trouble, a bold rebuke brings peace.
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The mouth of the upright is a life-giving fountain, but the mouth of the godless is a cover for violence.
10:12
Hatred provokes disputes, but love excuses all offences.
10:13
On the lips of the discerning is found wisdom, on the back of a fool, the stick.
10:14
Wise people store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool makes ruin imminent.
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The wealth of the rich is their stronghold, poverty is the undoing of the weak.
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The wage of the upright affords life, but sin is all the wicked earns.
10:17
Whoever abides by discipline, walks towards life, whoever ignores correction goes astray.
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Liars' lips are a cover for hatred, whoever utters slander is a fool.
10:19
A flood of words is never without fault; whoever controls the lips is wise.
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The tongue of the upright is purest silver, the heart of the wicked is of trumpery value.
10:21
The lips of the upright nourish many peoples, but fools die for want of sense.
10:22
The blessing of Yahweh is what brings riches, to this, hard toil has nothing to add.
10:23
A fool takes pleasure in doing wrong, the intelligent in cultivating wisdom.
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What the wicked fears overtakes him, what the upright desires comes to him as a present.
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When the storm is over, the wicked is no more, but the upright stands firm for ever.
10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, smoke to the eyes, so the sluggard to the one who sends him.
10:27
The fear of Yahweh adds length to life, the years of the wicked will be cut short.
10:28
The hope of the upright is joy, the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.
10:29
The way of Yahweh is a rampart for the honest, for evil-doers nothing but ruin.
10:30
The upright will never have to give way, but the land will offer no home for the wicked.
10:31
The mouth of the upright utters wisdom, the tongue that deceives will be cut off.
10:32
The lips of the upright know about kindness, the mouth of the wicked about deceit.
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