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² Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.^(C1)

³ The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,^(C1)
but he denies the wicked what they crave.^(C2)

⁴ Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.^(C1)

⁵ The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.^(C1)

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(C1)

⁷ The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.^(C1)

⁸ A wise heart accepts commands,^(C1)
but foolish lips will be destroyed.

⁹ The one who lives with integrity lives securely,^(C1)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.^(C2)

¹⁰ A sly wink of the eye^(C1) causes grief,
and foolish lips will be destroyed.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,^(C1)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(C2)

¹² Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.^(C1)

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.^(C1)

¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.^(C1)

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;^(C1)
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

¹⁶ The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.^(C1)

¹⁷ The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,
but the one who rejects correction goes astray.^(C1)

¹⁸ The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.^(C1)

¹⁹ When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is prudent.^(C1)

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.^(C1)

²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.^(C1)

²² The Lord’s blessing enriches,^(C1)
and he adds no painful effort to it.^(F1)(C2)

²³ As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,^(C1)
so wisdom is for a person of understanding.

²⁴ What the wicked dreads will come to him,^(C1)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.^(C2)

²⁵ When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,^(C1)
but the righteous are secure forever.^(C2)

²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,^(C1)
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

²⁷ The fear of the Lord prolongs life,^(F1)(C1)
but the years of the wicked are cut short.^(C2)

²⁸ The hope of the righteous is joy,^(C1)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.^(C2)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits the malicious.^(C1)

³⁰ The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.^(C1)

³¹ The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,^(C1)
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.^(C2)

³² The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,^(C1)
but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.^(C2)