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1 The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
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In the LORD’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But Yahweh weighs the hearts.
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A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.
3 To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
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To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 A high look, and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin.
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Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; And everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
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The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
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A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.
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The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of the guilty is devious, But the conduct of the innocent is upright.
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The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.
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Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
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The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
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