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1 Better to be poor and walk in innocence than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.
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1 Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
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2 Ignorant desire isn't good; rushing feet make mistakes.
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2 It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way.
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3 People's own folly corrupts their way, but their hearts rage against the LORD.
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3 A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
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4 Riches increase one's friends, but the poor lose their friends.
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4 Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.
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5 A false witness won't go unpunished, and a liar won't escape.
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5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free.
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6 Many seek favor from rulers; everyone befriends a gift giver.
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6 Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.
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7 All the relatives of the poor hate them; even more, their friends stay far from them. When they pursue them with words, they aren't there.
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7 A poor man is shunned by all his relatives-- how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
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8 Those who acquire good sense love themselves; those who keep understanding find success.
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8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.
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9 False witnesses won't go unpunished, and liars will perish.
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9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will perish.
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10 Luxury isn't fitting for a fool; even less so for a servant to rule over princes.
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10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury-- how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
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11 Insightful people restrain their anger; their glory is to ignore an offense.
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11 A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
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12 A raging king roars like a lion; his favor is like the dew on the grass.
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12 A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father; a contentious wife is like constant dripping.
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13 A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
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14 House and riches are an inheritance from one's ancestors, but an insightful wife is from the LORD.
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14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep; a slacker goes hungry.
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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.
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16 Those who keep the commandment preserve their lives; those who disregard their ways will die.
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16 He who obeys instructions guards his life, but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.
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17 Those who are gracious to the poor lend to the LORD, and the Lord will fully repay them.
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17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.
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18 Discipline your children while there is hope, but don't plan to kill them.
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18 Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.
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19 Angry people must pay the penalty; if you rescue them, then you will have to do it again.
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19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, so you might grow wise in the future.
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.
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21 Many plans are in a person's mind, but the LORD's purpose will succeed.
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21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
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22 People long for trustworthiness; it is better to be poor than a liar.
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22 What a man desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.
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23 The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by harm.
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23 The fear of the LORD leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
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24 Lazy people bury their hand in the bowl; they won't even put it to their mouth.
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24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
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25 Strike someone who scoffs, and a naive person will become clever; correct someone with understanding, and they will gain knowledge.
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25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
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26 Those who assault their father and drive out their mother are disgraceful children, worthy of reproach.
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26 He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
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27 If, my child, you stop listening to discipline, you will wander away from words of knowledge.
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27 Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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28 A worthless witness mocks justice; the wicked mouth gulps down trouble.
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28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
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29 Punishments were made for mockers, and blows for the backs of fools.
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29 Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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