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1 Xǐaì guǎngjiào de , jiù shì xǐaì zhīshi . hèn è zébeì de , què shì chùleì .
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Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
2 Shàn rén bì méng Yēhéhuá de èn huì . shè guǐjì de rén , Yēhéhuá bìdéng tā dé zuì .
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Good people obtain favor from the LORD, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.
3 Rén kào è xíng bùnéng jiān lì . yì rén de gēn , bì bù dòng yáo .
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No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4 Cái dé de fùrén , shì zhàngfu de guānmiǎn . yí xiū de fùrén , rútóng xiǔ làn zaì tā zhàngfu de gú zhōng .
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A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
5 Yì rén de sīniàn shì gōngping . è rén de jì móu shì guǐzhà .
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The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6 È rén de yán lún , shì máifu liú rén dexuè . zhèngzhí rén de kǒu , bì zhĕngjiù rén .
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The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
7 È rén qīngfù , guīyú wú yǒu . yì rén de jiā , bì zhàn dé zhù .
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The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
8 Rén bì àn zìjǐ de zhìhuì beì chēngzàn . xīn zhōng guāi miù de , bì beì miǎoshì .
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A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.
9 Beì rén qīng jiàn , què yǒu púrén , jiàng rú zì zūn , quē shǎo shíwù .
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Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
10 Yì rén gù xī tā shēngchù de méng . è rén de liánmǐn , yĕ shì cánrĕn .
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The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
11 Gēngzhòng zìjǐ tiándì de , bì dé bǎo shí . zhuīsuí xūfú de , què shì wúzhī .
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Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
12 È rén xiǎng dé huaì rén de wǎngluó . yì rén de gēn , déyǐ jié shí .
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The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
13 È rén zuǐzhōng de guo cuò , shì zìjǐ de wǎngluó . dàn yì rén bì tuōlí huànnàn .
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Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.
14 Rén yīn kǒu suǒ jié de guǒzi , bì bǎo dé mĕi fú . rén shǒu suǒ zuò de , bì wèi zìjǐ de bàoyìng .
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From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.
15 Yú wàng rén suǒ xíng de , zaì zìjǐ de yǎn zhōng kàn wèi zhèngzhí . wéi zhìhuì rén , kĕn tīng rén de quàn jiāo .
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The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
16 Yú wàng rén de nǎonù , lìshí xiǎnlù . tōngdá rén néng rĕn rǔ cáng xiū .
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Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.
17 Shuō chū zhēn huà de , xiǎnmíng gōngyì . zuò jiǎ jiànzhèng de , xiǎn chū guǐzhà .
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An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.
18 Shuōhuà fú zào de , rú dāo cī rén . zhìhuì rén de shétou , què wéi yī rén de liáng yào .
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The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 Kǒu tǔ zhēn yán , yǒngyuǎn jiān lì . shé shuōhuǎng huà , zhǐ cún piànshí .
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Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20 Tú móu è shì de , xīn cún guǐzhà . quàn rén hémù de , biàn dé xǐlè .
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Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
21 Yì rén bù zāo zāi haì è rén mǎn shòu huòhuàn .
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No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
22 Shuōhuǎng yán de zuǐ, wéi Yēhéhuá suǒ zēngwù . xíngshì chéngshí de , wèi tā suǒ xǐyuè .
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The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
23 Tōngdá rén yǐncáng zhīshi . yúmeì rén de xīn , zhāng xiǎn yúmeì .
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The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
24 Yīnqín rén de shǒu bì zhǎngquán . lǎnduò de rén bì fú kǔ .
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Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
25 Rén xīn yōulǜ , qū ér bù shēn . yī jù liáng yán , shǐ xīn huānlè .
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Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
26 Yì rén yǐndǎo tāde línshè . è rén de dào , jiào rén shī mí .
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The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 Lǎnduò de rén , bù kǎo dǎ liè suǒ dé de . yīnqín de rén , què dé bǎoguì de cáiwù .
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The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
28 Zaì gōngyì de dào shang yǒu shēngmìng . qí lù zhī zhōng , bìng wú sǐwáng .
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In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
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