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\v 1 Compare a poor person who keeps his promises,
\q2 with a fool who is full of lies.
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\v 2 And consider, having desire without knowledge
\q2 is like running so fast that you miss the path you want to take.
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\v 3 The folly of a fool destroys his life,
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\q2 but he becomes furious with Yahweh for his troubles.
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\v 4 Those who are wealthy easily find many friends,
but a poor person will find that his poverty separates him from the one friend he had.
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\v 5 A person who lies in order to become a friend will be punished for taking advantage,
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\q2 just as the one whose every word he speaks is a lie, he will not escape.
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\v 6 When a person is generous with their gifts, many people will ask for favors,
\q2 it seems that everyone is a friend of the one who gives many gifts.
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\v 7 All the brothers of one who is poor hate him;
\q2 and even more do his friends hate him, and they go far away from him;
\q2 he calls out to them, but they have left.
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\v 8 The one who makes every effort to learn about wisdom, loves himself;
\q2 having understanding helps you know what is good and what is not.
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\v 9 The ones who lie when they give testimony will be punished,
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\q2 but the one whose every word is a lie, he will die.
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\v 10 When a fool lives in luxury—it is not right,
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\q2 and it is even worse for a slave to rule over princes.
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\v 11 A person with good sense is slow to get angry,
\q2 and it is to his honor that he overlooks it when someone does him wrong.
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\v 12 What is the wrath of the king like? It is like the roaring of a young lion,
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\q2 but his kindness is like the dew on the grass.
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\v 13 A foolish child will ruin a father.
\q2 A wife who is always quarreling will upset her husband like water that is constantly dripping.
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\v 14 We can inherit houses and money from our parents,
\q2 but a sensible wife is from Yahweh.
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\v 15 The one who is lazy finds that sleep comes easily to him,
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\q2 but anyone who refuses to work will go hungry.
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\v 16 The one who follows the command he was taught puts a guard over his life,
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\q2 but the one who does not think about how he lives his life will die.
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\v 17 One who is kind to the poor, it is as if he were lending to Yahweh;
\q2 and Yahweh will pay him for what he did.
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\v 18 Train your children and give them discipline while it is still possible to rescue them;
\q2 but do not allow them to offend you so much that you consider taking their lives.
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\v 19 A hot-tempered person will pay a price for his anger;
\q2 if you rescue him after he had has an outburst, you will have to do it again and again.
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\v 20 Pay attention to good guidance and let others teach you
\q2 so that you can become wise by the end of your life.
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\v 21 A person has many plans that come from within him,
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\q2 but Yahweh has his own plans, and he will carry them out.
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\v 22 A person wants loyalty,
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\q2 and a poor person is better than a liar.
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\v 23 Anyone who has respect for Yahweh will live a long life;
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\q2 such a person who has this respect for Yahweh will be satisfied,
\q2 and will come to no harm.
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\v 24 The lazy person puts his hand in the dish;
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\q2 he is not able to raise his hand up to his mouth to eat.
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\v 25 If you punish someone who mocks others,
\q2 an uninstructed person will learn how to be prudent.
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\q2 If you correct someone who has understanding,
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\q2 he will gain more knowledge.
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\v 26 Someone who steals from his father and alienates his mother
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\q2 brings shame and disgrace to himself.
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\v 27 My son, if you will not listen to the teaching,
\q2 you will wander away from the words of knowledge.
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\v 28 A lying witness laughs at anyone who acts justly,
\q2 and wicked people act sinfully as easily as they eat food.
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\v 29 Yahweh is ready to punish those who make themselves out to be better than other people,
\q2 and he is ready to flog the backs of fools.
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