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1 As partings of waters, so the heart of the king is in the power of the Lord; whither ever he will, he shall bow it. (Like out-flowings of water, is the king's heart in the Lord's hand; he shall turn it wherever he will, or desireth.)
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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 Each way of a man seemeth rightful to himself; but the Lord weigheth the hearts.
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A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.
3 To do mercy and doom, pleaseth more the Lord, than sacrifices. (To do mercy and justice, that pleaseth the Lord more than sacrifices, or burnt offerings.)
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To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 Enhancing of eyes is [the] alarging of the heart; the lantern of wicked men is sin. (The raising up of the eyes, and the enlarging of the heart; such sins be the lantern of the wicked.)
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Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
5 The thoughts of a strong man be ever in abundance; but each slow man is ever in neediness. (The thoughts of a strong person be forevermore on abundance, or on plenty; but those of each person in haste be forevermore on neediness./Carefully-made plans shall be successful; but each person in haste shall be forever in need.)
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The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 He that gathereth treasures by the tongue of a lie maker, (or of a liar,) is vain, and without heart; and he shall be hurled to the snares of death.
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A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
7 The ravens of unpious men shall draw them down; for they would not do doom. (The robberies of the wicked shall pull them down; for what they do is wrong.)
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The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
8 The wayward way of a man is alien from God; but the work of him that is clean of sin, is rightful. (The evil way of a person is alien to God; but the work of him who is clean of sin, 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 sit in the corner of an house without roof, than with a woman full of chiding, and in a common house. (It is better to sit in the corner of a house without a roof, than with a woman full of arguments, or of bickering, in a house together.)
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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 an unpious man desireth evil; he shall not have mercy on his neighbour. (The soul of a wicked person desireth evil; he shall not even give mercy to his friend.)
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The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only.
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