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13 A stupid child is ruin to a father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
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A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
14 House and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
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Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep; an idle person will suffer hunger.
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Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.
16 Those who keep the commandment will live; those who are heedless of their ways will die.
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Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and will be repaid in full.
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Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.
18 Discipline your children while there is hope; do not set your heart on their destruction.
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Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.
19 A violent tempered person will pay the penalty; if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.
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A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
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Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
21 The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.
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Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
22 What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
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What a person desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord is life indeed; filled with it one rests secure and suffers no harm.
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The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
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