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Proverbs 14:4-14

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.

5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

7 Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.

9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

9 Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.

10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

10 Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.

11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

12 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief.

14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs.

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