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\v 5 Those who work hard and who carry out their plans will be successful,
\q2 but everyone who takes action too quickly and with little planning, make themselves poor.
\q2 but everyone who takes action too quickly and with little planning makes themselves poor.
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\v 6 When someone becomes rich because he tells lies,
\q2 that wealth fades away like the mist; that wealth will kill him.
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\v 7 When wicked people act with violence, they are destroyed by their own violence,
\v 7 When wicked people act with violence, they are destroyed by their own violence
\q2 because they refuse to do what is right.
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\v 8 A guilty person follows a path covered with lies,
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\v 9 It is better to live alone in the corner of a housetop
\q2 than inside a house with a wife who always wants to argue with you.
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\v 10 The wicked man craves evil more than anything;
\v 10 The wicked man craves evil more than anything,
\q2 and when he looks at his neighbor,
\q2 the wicked man's eyes reveal
\q2 that he is not going to be kind to his neighbor.
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\v 13 When the poor cried out for help, there was a person who refused to listen to their cries,
\q2 but when he cried out, because he covered his ears to their cries, no one heard his cries.
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\v 14 Give a gift to a person who is angry with you, and it may turn away his anger;
\v 14 Give a gift to a person who is angry with you and it may turn away his anger;
\q2 a secret gift may help a person who is angry at you to calm down.
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\v 15 When there is justice, those who love what is right are happy,
\q2 but when there is justice, it brings great fear to those who do what is evil.
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\v 16 A person who does not understand right and wrong, will get lost when he tries to make decisions,
\v 16 A person who does not understand right and wrong will get lost when he tries to make decisions;
\q2 he will only rest when he is dead.
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\v 21 A person who does right and is kind,
\v 21 A person who does right and is kind
\q2 lives a good life, makes wise decisions, and receives honor from others.
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\v 22 When a wise leader goes up against a city of mighty warriors,
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\v 23 Be careful, if you could put a guard to watch over the words that come out of your mouth and tongue,
\v 23 Be careful; if you could put a guard to watch over the words that come out of your mouth and tongue,
\q2 you would keep away from a lot of trouble.
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\v 24 The mocker thinks he is better than other people,
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\v 27 When the wicked decide to give an offering to Yahweh, Yahweh hates it,
\v 27 When wicked people decide to give an offering to Yahweh, Yahweh hates it,
\q2 and Yahweh hates it even more when the wicked man comes to worship Yahweh in order to get something for himself.
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\v 28 Those who lie about other people, will die,
\v 28 Those who lie about other people will die,
\q2 but the one who takes time to listen—when he says something, people will remember it.
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\v 30 Can there be any wisdom, any understanding, or any advice, that is wiser than Yahweh?
\v 30 Can there be any wisdom, any understanding, or any advice that is wiser than Yahweh?
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\v 31 The groomsman prepares the horse for the day of battle,
\q2 but the outcome of the battle, the winner or the loser, is determined by Yahweh.
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\v 1 Being a person who keeps his word is more important than having great riches,
\q2 and being a person who everyone respects for doing right, is better than having silver and gold.
\q2 and being a person who everyone respects for doing right is better than having silver and gold.
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\v 2 People who are rich and people who are poor have at least one thing in common—
\q2 Yahweh made both of them.
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\q2 but those who have no experience or knowledge rush ahead into danger.
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\v 4 When a person is humble and gives Yahweh the respect he deserves,
\q2 these are his rewards: Riches, and honor, and life.
\q2 these are his rewards: riches and honor and life.
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\q2 and one who borrows money is almost like a slave to the one who lends him the money.
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\v 8 If you plant the seeds of wickedness, you can expect a crop of trouble,
\q2 and when you use a rod to discipline your child,
\q2 and when you use a rod to discipline your child
\q2 but you use it when you are furious, it will do no good.
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\v 9 The one who looks for people to help, Yahweh will give many good gifts,
\q2 because he considered it important to share his food with the poor.
\v 9 Yahweh will give many good gifts to the one who looks for people to help,
\q2 because that person considered it important to share his food with the poor.
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\v 10 If you throw out the conceited person, out will go all kinds of conflict with him.
\q2 No one will quarrel or insult anyone else when he is gone.
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\v 20 I have written thirty of these sayings for you to learn;
\v 20 I have written thirty of these sayings for you to learn,
\q2 sayings to give you advice and to teach you what you do not know.
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\v 21 These lessons show you what is true and they teach you with faithful lessons,
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\v 1 When you sit down to eat a meal with ruler of a country,
\v 1 When you sit down to eat a meal with the ruler of a country,
\q2 think carefully about what is in front of you.
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\v 2 It is said, "put a knife to your throat" if you think of eating a lot of food,
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\q2 and he will say to you, "Eat and drink,"
\q2 but that is not what he will really be thinking.
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\v 8 When you realize what he is really thinking, you will want to vomit what you have eaten;
\v 8 When you realize what he is really thinking, you will want to vomit what you have eaten,
\q2 and you will have wasted all the compliments you gave about the fine meal he prepared.
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\v 9 Do not waste time talking to a fool;
\q2 he will only despise the wise things that you say.
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\v 10 Again, do not remove the ancient boundary stone. It is a marker for the property lines;
\q2 and do not claim land that is set apart for orphans to work,
\v 10 Do not remove the ancient boundary stone. It is a marker for the property lines.
\q2 Also, do not claim land that is set apart for orphans to work,
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\v 11 because the One who redeems them is strong,
\v 11 because the One who redeems them is strong
\q2 and he will plead their case against you.
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\v 17 Do not envy sinful people;
\q2 but give Yahweh the respect he deserves, all day long.
\v 17 Do not envy sinful people,
\q2 but all day long give Yahweh the respect he deserves.
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\v 18 If you respect him, you will have a life in the future,
\q2 and Yahweh will certainly do for you what you are confidently expecting him to do.
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\v 19 My son, listen to me so you may become wise,
\q2 and think about the way you live your life.
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\v 20 Do not associate with those who get drunk with wine,
\v 20 Do not associate with those who get drunk with wine
\q2 or with those who are eat far too much food,
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\v 21 because drunkards and gluttons will become poor;
\v 21 because drunkards and gluttons will become poor
\q2 and they will sleep so much that they will have nothing but rags to wear.
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\v 26 My son, take what I say and put it deep within you,
\q2 and pay attention to the way that I live.
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\v 27 A prostitute is like a very deep pit, that is easy to fall into, but difficult to get out;
\q2 another man's wife is a narrow pit; just as dangerous as a deep pit, but of a different kind.
\v 27 A prostitute is like a very deep pit that is easy to fall into but difficult to get out of;
\q2 another man's wife is a narrow pit—just as dangerous as a deep pit but of a different kind.
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\v 28 The immoral woman is waiting for you, waiting like a robber waits for his victim;
\v 28 The immoral women are waiting for you, waiting like a robber waits for his victim,
\q2 and they cause many men to become liars and traitors to those who love them.
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\v 29 Who is it who had trouble? Who has sorrows? Who has conflicts and fights?
\v 29 Who is it who has trouble? Who has sorrows? Who has conflicts and fights?
\q2 Who has quarreling? Who is wounded for no reason?
\q2 Whose eyes are always bloodshot because they drank too much or ate too much?
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\v 31 Do not look with pleasure at red wine when it sparkles in the cup,
\v 31 Do not look with pleasure at red wine when it sparkles in the cup
\q2 and it goes down the throat smoothly.
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\v 32 But, in the last, it bites you like a poisonous snake .
\v 32 But, in the last, it bites you like a poisonous snake.
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\v 33 It makes you see strange things,
\q2 and within you, you say perverse things when you are drunk.
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\v 10 When trouble comes, and you are terrified like a coward,
\v 10 When trouble comes and you are terrified like a coward,
\q2 then your strength is small.
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\v 12 If you say, "I did not know that those people needed any help," then think about this:
\q2 God knows why we do everything, so he also knows why you said those people needed no help.
\q2 God sees everything you do in this life, so he certainly understands why you said that about those people.
\q2 He will certainly pay you back—and everyone else, too—for the harm they have done.
\q2 He will certainly pay you back—and everyone else, too—for the harm you have done.
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\v 13 My son, eat honey, because it tastes good;
\q2 the honeycomb is sweet.
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\v 14 Wisdom is like the honeycomb, it feeds your life, if you can find it.
\v 14 Wisdom is like the honeycomb; it feeds your life, if you can find it.
\q2 If you can find it, you will have a future,
\q2 and you will come to the future with hope that will not be cut short.
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\v 16 Even if good people fall down seven times,
\q2 they always get back up,
\q1 but when a disaster comes to the wicked,
\q1 but when a disaster comes to wicked people,
\q2 they are ruined by it.
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\v 19 Do not worry about those who do what is evil,
\q2 and do not be jealous of them,
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\v 20 for there is no future for the wicked;
\v 20 for there is no future for wicked people;
\q2 they are like a lamp whose light will soon be put out.
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\v 24 If they say to people who are guilty, "You are innocent,"
\q2 they will be cursed by foreign peoples, and hated by nations.
\q2 they will be cursed by foreign peoples and hated by nations.
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\v 25 But if judges say that guilty people must be punished,
\q2 things will go well for those judges, and they will receive gifts of goodness.
\q2 things will go well for those judges and they will receive gifts of goodness.
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\v 26 Answering honestly—that is the best thing a person can do.
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\v 27 First, do the work that needs to be done outside,
\q2 and prepare your fields;
\q2 and after that, build your house.
\v 27 First, do the work that needs to be done outside
\q2 and prepare your fields,
\q2 and after that build your house.
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\v 1 Here are more wise sayings of Solomon that were written down by the men of Hezekiah, the king of Judah.
\v 1 Here are more wise sayings of Solomon that were written down by the men of Hezekiah the king of Judah.
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\v 2 God honors himself when he hides something so people cannot know it.
\q2 But it is to the honor of kings to search out the things that God has hidden.
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\v 4 Silver cannot be used by the metal worker,
\v 4 Silver cannot be used by the metal worker
\q2 unless the silver is heated and dross is removed from it;
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\v 5 just as the dross is removed, even so, if wicked men are removed from the kings court,
\q2 his throne will be more secure, and he will be able to do what is right.
\v 5 just as the dross is removed, even so, if wicked men are removed from the king's court,
\q2 his throne will be more secure and he will be able to do what is right.
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\q2 than to embarrass you in front of an important nobleman by making you move so that you now sit far away from the king.
\q When you witness something that gives you concern,
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\v 8 you should not quickly bring the matter to trial,
\q2 unless you are very sure about it.
\v 8 you should not quickly bring the matter to trial
\q2 unless you are very sure about it,
\q2 because your neighbor may have a good explanation for what you saw.
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\v 9 If you and your neighbor are having a disagreement,
\q2 settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret you have learned about;
\q2 settle it between yourselves and do not tell others any secret you have learned about;
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\v 10 for others might find out what you have done,
\q2 and you would be ashamed;
\q2 and from that time on, you will have a bad reputation.
\v 10 for others might find out what you have done
\q2 and you would be ashamed,
\q2 and from that time on you will have a bad reputation.
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\v 13 A messenger who is reliable and on time, gives delight to those who sent him,
\q2 to them he is like the cold of snow at harvest time, that refreshes the ground.
\v 13 A messenger who is reliable and on time gives delight to those who sent him;
\q2 to them he is like the cold of snow at harvest time that refreshes the ground.
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\v 14 When someone boasts about a gift he is going to give, but never gives it,
\v 14 When someone boasts about a gift he is going to give but never gives it,
\q2 he is like the clouds and the wind that do not bring rain.
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\v 16 If you find some honey, eat just a little,
\q2 because if you eat too much, you could vomit it up.
\q2 because if you eat too much you could vomit it up.
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\v 17 Do not go to your neighbor's house too often;
\q2 he may get tired of you, and if you do not stop, he could even grow to hate you.
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\v 18 To falsely accuse others in court
\q2 is like attacking them with a club used in battle, or with a sword, or with sharp arrows.
\q2 is like attacking them with a club used in battle or with a sword or with sharp arrows.
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\v 19 Depending on an unreliable person during times of trouble
\q2 is like having a bad tooth or a foot that slips and makes you fall.
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\v 20 Singing a song to someone who is feeling sad,
\q2 it is as unhelpful as taking off a coat on a very cold day,
\v 20 Singing a song to someone who is feeling sad
\q2 it is as unhelpful as taking off a coat on a very cold day
\q2 or pouring vinegar into soda, making it bubble.
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\v 25 When you receive news from a far away country,
\v 25 When you receive news from a faraway country,
\q2 that is like giving cold water to a person who is thirsty.
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\v 26 A good person who falls before the wicked,
\v 26 A good person who falls before wicked people—
\q2 that is as bad as a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.
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