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\c 13
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\v 1 A wise child pays attention to the teaching his father gives him;
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\q2 but a stubborn child refuses to listen to correction.
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\v 2 Good things come as the fruit of what one says,
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\q2 but the desire of the deceitful is to consume more and more violence.
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\v 3 The person who is very careful about what he says preserves his life;
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\q2 the one who talks too much ruins everything.
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\v 4 People who are lazy are hungry for everything, but they will not get anything.
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\q2 People who work hard will get more than they desired.
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\v 5 Anyone who does right hates it when other tell lies,
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\q2 but a wicked person brings disgrace on himself.
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\v 6 Anyone who does right always acts in ways that are respected,
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\q2 but the one who does what Yahweh has forbidden ruins his own wicked life.
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\v 7 Some people have many possessions, but they have nothing of value;
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\q2 but other people give all they have away, and yet have the best kind of riches.
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\v 8 A rich person may have to use his wealth to buy back his life from a criminal who holds him as a hostage,
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\q2 but a poor person does not listen even when he is threatened.
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\v 9 The one who does what is right shines like a light that gives joy,
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\q2 but wicked people are like a lamp that will be extinguished.
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\v 10 Pride works within a person and it results in conflict and arguments,
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\q2 but those who listen to good advice find the wisdom they need.
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\v 11 People who think too much of themselves will spend all their money;
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\q2 the one who makes his money by working with his hands will find ways to make his money grow.
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\v 12 When hope for the future is postponed, it makes you sick—you feel you will never receive what you long for,
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\q2 but if you receive what you desire, that will be like a tree that gives life.
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\v 13 Those who despise good advice bring the punishment for disobeying upon themselves;
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\q2 the one who pays attention to the instruction will receive honor.
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\v 14 The lesson taught by the wise is like a fountain that gives life to all who drink from it,
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\q2 and they inform you about all the deadly dangers around you.
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\v 15 Having a mind that understands right and wrong brings you respect,
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\q2 but the one who twists good gifts for bad purposes—he never reaches his destination.
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\v 16 Those who have good sense always take action from what they know is true;
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\q2 a foolish person proves his decisions are folly, and everyone sees it.
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\v 17 A wicked messenger will not deliver the message,
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\q2 but bitter enemies are brought together
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\q2 when the messages are delivered by a dependable messenger.
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\v 18 The one who does not learn from the lessons of discipline will be poor, and he will know shame,
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\q2 but the one who takes the lessons of discipline and learns from them,
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\q2 honor will find him.
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\v 19 When a longing comes true,
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\q it is sweet delight to the one with desires;
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\q2 and those who are foolish continue to turn toward evil again and again.
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\v 20 If you spend time with wise people,
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\q1 by their lives they will show you how you can be wise, as well.
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\v 21 Sinners run away and disasters chase after them,
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\q2 but those who do what is right find the good is their reward.
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\v 22 A good person sets apart money to give his grandchildren when he dies,
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\q2 but a sinful person will store up his wealth, not knowing that it will be given to the one who does right.
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\v 23 A field owned by a poor person can produce much food,
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\q2 but the poor are victims of injustice more than the rich,
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\q2 and the crop is not planted.
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\v 24 A parent who does not train his child in how he should live does not show him any love,
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\q2 but the one who is careful to train the child in how he should live shows his great love.
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\v 25 Those who do what is right eat enough food to satisfy their hunger,
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\q2 but the wicked complain that they are always hungry.
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