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1:8	Hear, my son, your fathers instruction, And do not forsake your mothers teaching;
1:9	Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head, And ornaments about your neck.
1:13	We shallwill find all kinds of precious wealth, We shallwill fill our houses with spoil;
1:16	For their feet run to evil, And they hasten to shed blood.
1:17	Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the eyessight of any bird;
1:21	At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city, she utters her sayings:
1:22	How long, O naive ones, will you love simplicitybeing simple minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
1:24	Because I called, and you refused;, I stretched out my hand, and no one paid attention;
1:25	And you neglected all my counsel, And did not want my reproof;
1:26	I will evenalso laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,
1:27	When your dread comes like a storm, And your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come onupon you.
1:28	Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shallwill not find me,
1:29	Because they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the Lord.
1:31	So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, And be satiated with their own devices.
1:32	For the waywardness of the naive shallwill kill them, And the complacency of fools shallwill destroy them.
1:33	But he who listens to me shall live securely, And shallwill be at ease from the dread of evil.
2:1	My son, if you will receive my sayings,words And treasure my commandments within you,
2:4	If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;
2:5	Then you will discern the fear of the Lord, And discover the knowledge of God.
2:10	For wisdom will enter your heart, And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
2:13	From those who leave the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
2:14	Who delight in doing evil, And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
2:17	That leaves the companion of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God;
2:18	For her house sinks down to death, And her tracks lead to the dead;
2:20	So you will walk in the way of good men, And keep to the paths of the righteous.
2:21	For the upright will live in the land, And the blameless will remain in it;
2:22	But the wicked will be cut off from the land, And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.
3:2	For length of days and years of life, And peace they will add to you.
3:5	Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And do not lean on your own understanding.
3:8	It will be healing to your body, And refreshment to your bones.
3:9	Honor the Lord from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce;
3:10	So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.
3:11	My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord, Or loathe His reproof,
3:12	For whom the Lord loves He reproves, Even as a father, corrects the son in whom he delights.
3:13	How blessed is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding.
3:14	For itsher profit is better than the profit of silver, And itsher gain better than fine gold.
3:17	Her ways are pleasant ways, And all her paths are peace.
3:19	The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;, By understanding He established the heavens.
3:20	By His knowledge the deeps were broken up, And the skies drip with dew.
3:21	My son, let them not departvanish from your sight; Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
3:22	So they will be life to your soul, And adornment to your neck.
3:23	Then you will walk in your way securely, And your foot will not stumble.
3:25	Do not be afraid of sudden fear, Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;
3:26	For the Lord will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.
3:29	Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives insecurely security beside you.
3:31	Do not envy a man of violence, And do not choose any of his ways.
3:32	For the crookeddevious manare is an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright.
4:5	Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
4:10	Hear, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.
4:14	Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not proceed in the way of evil men.
4:17	For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
4:22	For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their whole body.
4:24	Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put devious lipsspeech far from you.
4:25	Let your eyes look directly ahead, And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
4:26	Watch the path of your feet, And all your ways will be established.
5:2	That you may observe discretion, And your lips may reserve knowledge.
5:3	For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, And smoother than oil is her speech;
5:5	Her feet go down to death, Her steps laytake hold of Sheol.
5:7	Now then, my sons, listen to me, And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
5:8	Keep your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house,
5:9	LestOr you will give your vigor to others, And your years to the cruel one;
5:10	LestAnd strangers will be filled with your strength, And your hard earned goods will go to the house of an alien;
5:11	And you groan at your latterfinal end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;
5:13	And I have not listened to the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to my instructors!
5:15	Drink water from your own cistern, And fresh water from your own well.
5:17	Let them be yours alone, And not for strangers with you.
5:20	For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
6:4	DoGive notno give sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;
6:5	Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunters hand, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6:8	Prepares her food in the summer, And gathers her provision in the harvest.
6:10	A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest—
6:11	AndYour your poverty will come in like a vagabond, And your need like an armed man.
6:12	A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a falseperverse mouth,
6:14	Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil continually, Who spreads strife.
6:15	Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; Instantly he will be broken, and there will be no healing.
6:20	My son, observe the commandment of your father, And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
6:23	For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life,
6:25	Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her catchcapture you with her eyelids.
6:27	Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
6:28	Or can a man walk on hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?
6:35	He will not accept any ransom, Nor will he be contentsatisfied though you give many gifts.
7:1	My son, keep my words, And treasure my commandments within you.
7:7	And I saw among the naive, IAnd discerned among the youths, A young man lacking sense,
7:11	She is boisterous and rebellious;, Her feet do not remain at home;
7:13	So she seizes him and kisses him, And with a brazen face she says to him:
7:19	For themy manhusband is not at home, He has gone on a long journey;
7:20	He has taken a bag of money with him, At the full moon he will come home.
7:22	Suddenly he follows her, As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
8:5	O naive ones, discernunderstand prudence; And, O fools, discernunderstand wisdom.
8:6	Listen, for I shallwill speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will producereveal right things.
8:10	Take my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choicest gold.
8:11	For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things cancannot not compare with her.
8:13	The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way, And the perverted mouth, I hate.
8:19	My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield better than choicest silver.
8:29	When He set for the sea its boundary, So that the water shouldwould not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;
8:35	For he who finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord.
9:5	Come, eat of my food, And drink of the wine I have mixed.
9:8	Do not reprove a scoffer, lestor he will hate you, Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9:9	Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
9:13	The woman of folly is boisterous, She is naive, and knows nothing.
9:14	AndShe she sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,
10:3	The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger, But He will thrustreject aside the craving of the wicked.
10:8	The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will be thrown downruined.
10:10	He who winks the eye causes trouble, And a babbling fool will be thrown downruined.
10:17	He is on the path of life who heeds instruction, But he who forsakesignores reproof goes astray.
10:23	Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool;, And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
10:24	What the wicked fears will come upon him, AndBut the desire of the righteous will be granted.
10:32	The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted.
11:1	A Falsefalse balance is an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.
11:3	The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the falsenesscrookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
11:10	When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is gladjoyful shouting.
11:14	Where there is no guidance, the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory.
11:15	He who is suretyguarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it, But he who hates goingbeing suretya guarantor is safesecure.
11:16	A gracious woman attains honor, And violentruthless men attain riches.
11:22	As a ring of gold in a swines snout, So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
11:24	There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, butand yet it results only in want.
11:27	He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who searchesseeks after evil, itevil will come to him.
12:4	An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is aslike rottenness in his bones.
12:9	Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant, Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
12:10	A righteous man has regard for the life of his beastanimal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
12:11	He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who pursues vainworthless things lacks sense.
12:12	The wicked man desires the booty of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
12:16	A fools vexationanger is known at once, But a prudent man conceals dishonor.
12:25	Anxiety in thea mans heart of a man weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad.
12:27	A slothfullazy man does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a man is diligence.
13:8	The ransom of a mans life is his richeswealth, But the poor hears no rebuke.
13:10	Through presumptioninsolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel is wisdom.
13:19	Desire realized is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to departturn away from evil.
13:24	He who spareswithholds his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
13:25	The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the wicked is in wantneed.
14:2	He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But he who is crookeddevious in his ways despises Him.
14:3	In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, But the lips of the wise will preserveprotect them.
14:4	Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much increaserevenue comes by the strength of the ox.
14:5	A faithfultrustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness speaksutters lies.
14:6	A scoffer seeks wisdom, and finds none, But knowledge is easy to himone who has understanding.
14:8	The wisdom of the prudentsensible is to understand his way, But the follyfoolishness of fools is deceit.
14:15	The naive believes everything, But the prudentsensible man considers his steps.
14:18	The naive inherit follyfoolishness, But the prudentsensible are crowned with knowledge.
14:25	A truthful witness saves lives, But he who speaksutters lies is treacherous.
14:31	He who oppresses the poor reproachestaunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
14:33	Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the bosomhearts of fools it is made known.
15:5	A fool rejects his fathers discipline, But he who regards reproof is prudentsensible.
15:6	MuchGreat wealth is in the house of the righteous, But trouble is in the income of the wicked.
15:9	The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves himone who pursues righteousness.
15:10	SternGrievous disciplinepunishment is for him who forsakes the way; He who hates reproof will die.
15:16	Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
15:17	Better is a dish of vegetables where love is, Than a fattened ox andserved hatred with ithatred.
15:18	A hot tempered man stirs up strife, But the slow to anger pacifiescalms contentiona dispute.
15:19	The way of the sluggardlazy is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway.
15:24	The path of life leads upward for the wise, That he may keep away from Sheol below.
16:3	Commit your works to the Lord, And your plans will be established.
16:12	It is an abomination for kings to commit wickednesswicked acts, For a throne is established on righteousness.
16:14	The wrathfury of a king is aslike messengers of death, But a wise man will appease it.
16:19	It is better to be ofhumble ain humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
16:20	He who gives attention to the word shallwill find good, And blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
16:21	The wise in heart will be called discerningunderstanding, And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
16:22	Understanding is a fountain of life to himone who has it, But the discipline of fools is folly.
16:23	The heart of the wise teachesinstructs his mouth, And adds persuasiveness to his lips.
16:27	A worthless man digs up evil, While his words are aslike a scorching fire.
16:29	A man of violence entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good.
17:4	An evildoer listens to wicked lips,; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
17:5	He who mocks the poor reproachestaunts his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
17:7	Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool;, Much less are lying lips to a prince.
17:9	He who coversconceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
17:15	He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
17:18	A man lacking in sense pledges, And becomes suretyguarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
17:21	He who begetssires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
17:25	A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
17:28	Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is countedconsidered prudent.
18:3	When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, And with dishonor comes reproachscorn.
18:14	The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, But as for a broken spirit who can bear it?
18:16	A mans gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.
18:17	The first to plead his case seems justright, Until another comes and examines him.
18:18	The cast lot puts an end to contentions,strife And decides between the mighty ones.
18:19	A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castlecitadel.
18:22	He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.
18:24	A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
19:2	Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who makeshurries haste with his feetfootsteps errs.
19:3	The foolishness of man subvertsruins his way, And his heart rages against the Lord.
19:6	Many will entreatseek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
19:7	All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends goabandon far from him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
19:16	He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of hisconduct ways will die.
19:17	HeOne who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord, And He will repay him for his good deed.
19:19	A man of great anger shallwill bear the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
19:21	Many plans are the plans in a mans heart, But the counsel of the Lord, it will stand.
19:24	The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, AndBut will not even bring it back to his mouth.
20:7	A righteous man who walks in his integrity— How blessed are his sons after him.
20:9	Who can say, I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin ?
20:13	Do not love sleep, lestor you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
20:14	Bad, bad, says the buyer;, But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
20:21	An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning, Will not be blessed in the end.
20:25	It is a snaretrap for a man to say rashly, It is holy! And after the vows to make inquiry.
21:3	To do righteousness and justice Is desired by the Lord rathermore than sacrifice.
21:6	The gettingacquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.
21:9	It is better to live in a corner of a roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
21:15	The executionexercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is terror to the workers of iniquity.
21:19	It is better to live in a desert land, Than with a contentious and vexing woman.
21:22	A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
21:29	A wicked man showsdisplays a bold face, But as for the upright, he makes his way sure.
22:1	A good name is to be more desired than great richeswealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.
22:13	The sluggard says, There is a lion outside; I shallwill be slainkilled in the streets!
22:16	He who oppresses the poor to make muchmore for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
22:21	To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer to him who sent you?
22:23	For the Lord will plead their case, And take the life of those who rob them.
22:25	LestOr you will learn his ways, And find a snare for yourself.
22:26	Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become suretiesguarantors for debts.
23:1	When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you;,
23:2	And put a knife to your throat, If you are a man of great appetite.
23:5	When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings, Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
23:10	Do not move the ancient boundary, Or go into the fields of the fatherless;,
23:12	Apply your heart to discipline, And your ears to words of knowledge.
23:13	Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you beatstrike him with the rod, he will not die.
23:14	You shall beatstrike him with the rod, And deliverrescue his soul from Sheol.
23:16	And my inmost being will rejoice, When your lips speak what is right.
23:21	For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe aone man with rags.
23:24	The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begetssires a wise son will be glad in him.
23:27	For a harlot is a deep pit, And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.
23:32	At the last it bites like a serpent, And stings like a viper.
23:33	Your eyes will see strange things, And your mind will utter perverse things.
24:7	Wisdom is too highexalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate.
24:8	HeOne who plans to do evil, Men will call him a schemer.
24:11	Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to slaughter, OOh hold them back.
24:18	LestOr the Lord will see it and be displeased, And He turn away His anger away from him.
24:19	Do not fret because of evildoers, Or be envious of the wicked;
24:21	My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those who are given to change;,
24:27	Prepare your work outside, And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.
24:30	I passed by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense;,
24:31	And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles,; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.
24:34	Then your poverty will come as a robber, And your want like an armed man.
25:5	Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
25:7	For it is better that it be said to you, Come up here, Than thatfor you shouldto be putplaced lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.
25:8	Do not go out hastily to argue your case; Otherwise, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor putshumiliates you to shame?
25:10	LestOr he who hears it will reproach you, And the evil report about you will not pass away.
25:16	Have you found honey? Eat only what you need, LestThat you not have it in excess and vomit it.
25:17	Let your foot rarely be in your neighbors house, LestOr he will become weary of you and hate you.
26:4	Do not answer a fool according to his folly, LestOr you will also be like him.
26:5	Answer a fool as his folly deserves, LestThat he not be wise in his own eyes.
26:6	He cuts off his own feet, and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
26:7	Like the legs which hangare downuseless fromto the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
27:18	He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit;, And he who cares for his master will be honored.
27:21	The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And aeach man is tested by the praise accorded him.
27:22	Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his follyfoolishness will not depart from him.
28:6	Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is crooked though he be rich.
28:8	He who increases his wealth by interest and usury, Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.
28:22	A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth, And does not know that want will come upon him.
28:24	He who robs his father or his mother, And says, It is not a transgression, Is the companion of a man who destroys.
30:6	Do not add to His words LestOr He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar.
30:7	Two things I asked of TheeYou, Do not refuse me before I die:
30:9	LestThat I not be full and deny TheeYou and say, Who is the Lord? Or lestthat I not be in want and steal, And profane the name of my God.
30:10	Do not slander a slave to his master, LestOr he will curse you and you will be found guilty.
30:11	There is a kind of man who curses his father, And does not bless his mother.
30:13	There is a kind —oh how lofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.
30:14	There is a kind of man whose teeth are like swords, And his jaw teeth like knives, To devour the afflicted from the earth, And the needy from among men.
30:17	The eye that mocks a father, And scorns a mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.
30:25	The ants are not a strong folkpeople, But they prepare their food in the summer;
30:26	The badgersshephanim are not mighty folkpeople, Yet they make their houses in the rocks;
30:31	The strutting cockrooster, the male goat also, And a king when his army is with him.
31:1	The words of King Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him.:
31:5	LestFor they will drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
31:7	Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his trouble no more.
31:8	Open your mouth for the dumbmute, For the rights of all the unfortunate.
31:13	She looks for wool and flax, And works with her hands in delight.
31:15	She rises also while it is still night, And gives food to her household, And portions to her maidens.
31:17	She girds herself with strength, And makes her arms strong.
31:20	She extends her hand to the poor;, And she stretches out her hands to the needy.