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1 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
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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 Desire without knowledge is not good-- how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
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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 One's own folly leads to ruin, yet the heart rages 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 Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friends of the poor desert them.
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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 will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
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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 curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
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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 The poor are shunned by all their relatives-- how much more do their friends avoid them! Though they pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
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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 get wisdom love their own lives; those who cherish understanding will soon prosper.
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8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.
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9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies 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 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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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 A person's wisdom yields patience; it is to one's glory to overlook 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 king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like 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 child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
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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 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent 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, and the shiftless go hungry.
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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.
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16 Those who obey instructions preserve their lives, but those who are contemptuous of 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 kind to the poor lend to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.
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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, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.
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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 The hot-tempered must pay the penalty; rescue them, and 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 discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
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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 are the plans in a human heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
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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 What a person desires is unfailing love; 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 trouble.
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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 Sluggards bury their hands in the dish and will not even bring them back to their mouths!
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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 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, 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 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
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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 Stop listening to instruction, my child, and you will stray from the 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 corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
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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 Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings 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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