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25 before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,

28 when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,

32 “Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

6 Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.”

21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

24 What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.

8 The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.

9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.

27 Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.

12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.

15 The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

15 Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.

18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.

19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.

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

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