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22 What a person desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.

26 A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.

28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.

4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.

20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.

30 There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.

7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

9 The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

23 for the LORD will take up their case and will exact life for life.

1 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you,

4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;

15 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;

19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:

20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,

23 Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well.

25 May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!

26 My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,