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Proverbs 22:3-13

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3 The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
3 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
4 Humility is the fear of the LORD; its wages are riches and honor and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; the cautious will keep far from them.
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6 Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.
6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of anger will fail.
8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
9 Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.
9 The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarreling and abuse will cease.
10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
11 Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech will have the king as a friend.
11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless.
12 The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!"
13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”
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