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3 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
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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.
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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; he who guards himself will keep far from them.
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In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
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The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
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Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
9 He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
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The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.
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Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
11 He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
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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.
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The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!"
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The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”
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