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\c 21
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\q
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\v 1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh;
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\q he turns it wherever he pleases.
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\q
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\v 2 Every person's way is right in his own eyes,
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\q but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.
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\v 3 To do what is right and just
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\q is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
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\v 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
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\q the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
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\q
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\v 5 The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity,
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\q but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty.
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\v 6 Acquiring riches by a lying tongue
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\q is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.
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\v 7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
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\q for they refuse to do what is just.
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\v 8 The way of a guilty person is crooked,
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\q but the one who is pure does what is right.
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\v 9 It is better to live on a corner of the roof
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\q than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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\v 10 The appetite of the wicked craves evil;
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\q his neighbor sees no kindness in his eyes.
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\v 11 When the mocker is punished, the naive become wise,
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\q and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of knowledge.
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\v 12 The righteous person watches the house of the wicked person;
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\q he brings wicked people to disaster.
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\v 13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
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\q he also will cry out, but he will not be answered.
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\v 14 A gift in secret appeases anger
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\q and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath.
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\v 15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous person,
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\q but it brings terror to evildoers.
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\v 16 The one who wanders from the way of understanding,
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\q he will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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\v 17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
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\q the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
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\v 18 A wicked person is ransom for the righteous person,
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\q and the treacherous person is ransom for upright people.
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\v 19 It is better to live in the desert
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\q than with a woman who stirs up strife and complains too much.
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\v 20 Precious treasure and oil are in the home of the wise,
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\q but a foolish man wastes them.
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\v 21 The one who does right and is kind—
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\q this person finds life, righteousness, and honor.
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\v 22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty ones,
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\q and he brings down the stronghold in which they trusted.
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\v 23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
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\q keeps himself out of trouble.
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\v 24 The proud and haughty person—"Mocker" is his name—
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\q acts with arrogant pride.
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\v 25 The desire of the lazy kills him,
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\q for his hands refuse to work.
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\v 26 All day long he craves and craves more,
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\q but the righteous person gives and does not hold back.
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\v 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable;
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\q it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives.
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\v 28 A false witness will perish,
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\q but the one who listens will speak for all time.
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\v 29 A wicked man makes his face hard,
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\q but an upright person is certain about his ways.
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\f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa but an upright person thinks about his way \fqb . \f*
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\v 30 There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, and there is no advice
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\q that can stand against Yahweh.
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\v 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
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\q but the victory belongs to Yahweh.
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