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1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,

26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life.

23 till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.

18 But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.

29 The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

26 People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

21 teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve?

8 do not bring hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if your neighbor puts you to shame?

27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.

18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.

20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’