Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips and unwise.
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Better the poor walking in integrity than one perverse of speech who is a fool.
2 Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble.
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Desire without knowledge is not good, and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way.
3 The folly of a man supplanteth his steps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.
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One's own folly leads to ruin, yet the heart rages against the Lord.
4 Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.
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Wealth brings many friends, but the poor are left friendless.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall not escape.
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A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will not escape.
6 Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.
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Many seek the favor of the generous, and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.
7 The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.
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If the poor are hated even by their kin, how much more are they shunned by their friends! When they call after them, they are not there.
8 But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence, shall find good things.
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To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.
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A false witness will not go unpunished, and the liar will perish.
10 Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.
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It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
11 The learning of a man is known by patience: and his glory is to pass over wrongs.
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Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
12 As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.
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A king's anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.
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A stupid child is ruin to a father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
14 House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord.
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House and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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Laziness brings on deep sleep; an idle person will suffer hunger.
16 He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.
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Those who keep the commandment will live; those who are heedless of their ways will die.
17 He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
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Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and will be repaid in full.
18 Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul.
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Discipline your children while there is hope; do not set your heart on their destruction.
19 He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away, he shall add another thing.
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A violent tempered person will pay the penalty; if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.
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Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
21 There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
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The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.
22 A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
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What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in the fulness without being visited with evil.
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The fear of the Lord is life indeed; filled with it one rests secure and suffers no harm.
24 The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.
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The lazy person buries a hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to the mouth.
25 The wicked man being scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man, he will understand discipline.
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Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.
26 He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy.
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Those who do violence to their father and chase away their mother are children who cause shame and bring reproach.
27 Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.
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Cease straying, my child, from the words of knowledge, in order that you may hear instruction.
28 An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
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A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools.
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Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and flogging for the backs of fools.
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