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\v 1 When you rebuke a person who has rejected your words and who refused to listen to you,
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\q2 he will be crushed to the point that he cannot be healed.
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\v 2 When people live the right way, they become more numerous,
\q2 but when a wicked ruler starts to govern, the people groan.
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\v 3 A son who desires to learn about wisdom makes his father very happy;
\q2 but the son who is a companion of prostitutes will lose all his money
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\v 4 When a king rules with honest rules and good laws, he causes his nation to be strong,
\q2 but anyone who asks for bribes, ruins his nation.
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\v 5 One who praises his neighbor to get something from him,
\q2 is like the one who listens for the sound of his footsteps,
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\q2 so he can catch him in a net.
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\v 6 A bad person sets a trap with his sin; then he falls into it;
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\q2 but one who does right is full of songs and joy.
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\v 7 The one who does right stands up for the poor and defends them;
\q2 but wicked people do not see the importance of standing up for the poor.
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\v 8 People who sneer and mock others are like those who set a city on fire;
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\q2 but those who help people get rid of their anger are wise.
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\v 9 If a wise person has any conflict with a foolish person,
\q2 the foolish person screams at him and then laughs at him, and it never ends.
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\v 10 A murderer hates him who does everything right;
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\q2 and they seek to kill the one who has a good reputation.
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\v 11 A fool shows all his anger,
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\q2 but a person who is wise holds his anger, and he knows how to calm himself down.
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\v 12 If a ruler believes the lies that are told to him,
\q2 he teaches all his officials to be wicked.
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\v 13 What do a poor person and one who takes advantage of people have in common?
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\q2 Yahweh gives life to both of them.
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\v 14 If a king judges the poor by listening to the truth,
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\q2 he will build a kingdom that will continue forever.
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\v 15 If a child is punished,
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\q2 the gift of wisdom is given to him;
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\q2 but when a child is out of control,
\q2 this brings shame to his mother.
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\v 16 When wicked people have authority, lawbreaking is common;
\q2 but those who do what is right will see the day
\q2 when the wicked will lose their power.
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\v 17 Discipline your child and he will help you and serve you;
\q2 you will truly rejoice over him.
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\v 18 When no prophet receives any vision from Yahweh, the people go out of control,
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\q2 but those who obey the law are fortunate.
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\v 19 Talk to a slave as much as you want,
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\q2 but though he understands what you are saying, they have learned not to give you an answer.
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\v 20 Do you see someone who is quick to speak, quick to give an opinion?
\q2 Yahweh can give a fool more help in the future easier than he can help him who is quick to speak.
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\v 21 If a slave is excused from his labor
\q2 and treated better than other slaves by his master
\q2 from the time he is young;
\q2 but when he is grown,
\q2 that slave will give trouble to his master.
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\v 22 A person who cannot control his anger stirs up many quarrels
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\q2 and uses his rage to rule over others, and so he commits many sins.
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\v 23 Any person who is proud will be humbled;
\q2 but the one who is humbled will be given honor.
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\v 24 A person who helps a thief, hates himself;
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\q2 he overhears the curse, but he does not say anything about it.
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\v 25 When one is afraid of what people can do,
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\q2 it is like setting a trap for himself.
\q2 but whoever trusts in Yahweh is safe.
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\v 26 Many people want to come before a ruler to get help from him,
\q2 but Yahweh is the only one who gives him true justice.
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\v 27 Those who do what is right detest a person who treats others in an unfair way;
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\q2 just as the wicked hate those who live good lives.