Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
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1 A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
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The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.
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Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
3 The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.
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The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4 The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds, that fly away.
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Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
5 He that gathereth in the harvest, is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.
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He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
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