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12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon 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 the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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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 the inheritance of fathers: and 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 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger .
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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.
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16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall 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 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again .
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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 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying .
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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 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must 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 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.
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21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand .
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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 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better 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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