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9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and the liar 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 Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their 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 anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on 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 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.
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