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7 All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
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The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
8 He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper.
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The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish.
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A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.
10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
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It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11 Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
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A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.
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A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish son is ruin to his 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 fathers, 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 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
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Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.
16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die.
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Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
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Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.
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