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\c 19
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\v 1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
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\q than one who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
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\v 2 Also, it is not good to have desire without knowledge,
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\q and the one who runs too fast misses the path.
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\v 3 A person's folly ruins his life,
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\q and his heart rages against Yahweh.
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\q
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\v 4 Wealth adds many friends,
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\q but a poor person is separated from his friends.
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\v 5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
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\q and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
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\v 6 Many will ask for a favor from a generous person,
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\q and everyone is a friend of the one who gives gifts.
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\v 7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
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\q how much more do his friends who go far away from him!
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\q He calls out to them, but they are gone.
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\v 8 He who gets wisdom loves his own life;
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\q he who keeps understanding will find what is good.
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\v 9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
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\q but the one who breathes out lies will perish.
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\v 10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury—
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\q much less for a slave to rule over princes.
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\v 11 Discretion makes a person slow to anger,
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\q and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
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\v 12 The wrath of the king is like the roaring of a young lion,
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\q but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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\v 13 A foolish son is ruin to his father,
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\q and a quarreling wife is a constant dripping of water.
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\v 14 A house and wealth are inherited from parents,
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\q but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
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\v 15 Laziness throws a person into a deep sleep,
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\q but the one not willing to work will go hungry.
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\v 16 The one who obeys the command guards his life,
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\q but the person who does not think about his ways will die.
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\v 17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to Yahweh,
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\q and he will repay him for what he has done.
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\v 18 Discipline your child while there is hope,
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\q and do not set your desire on putting him to death.
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\v 19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
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\q if you rescue him, you will have to do it a second time.
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\v 20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
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\q so you may become wise by the end of your life.
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\v 21 Many are the plans in a person's heart,
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\q but it is the purpose of Yahweh that will stand.
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\v 22 Loyalty is what a person desires,
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\q and a poor person is better than a liar.
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\v 23 Honor for Yahweh leads people to life;
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\q anyone who has it will be satisfied
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\q and not afflicted by harm.
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\v 24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
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\q he will not even bring it back up to his mouth.
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\v 25 If you strike a mocker, the unlearned will become prudent;
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\q correct one who is discerning, and he will gain knowledge.
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\v 26 The one who robs his father and chases his mother away
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\q is a child who brings shame and reproach.
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\v 27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son,
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\q you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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\v 28 A corrupt witness mocks justice,
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\q and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.
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\v 29 Condemnation is ready for mockers,
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\q and flogging for the backs of fools.
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