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² Rich and poor have this in common:^(F1)
the Lord makes them all.^(C1)

³ A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.^(C1)

⁴ Humility, the fear of the Lord,
results in wealth, honor, and life.^(C1)

⁵ There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked;^(C1)
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

⁶ Start a youth out on his way;^(C1)
even when he grows old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor,^(C1)
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.^(C2)

⁸ The one who sows injustice will reap disaster,^(C1)
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

⁹ A generous person^(F1) will be blessed,^(C1)
for he shares his food with the poor.^(C2)

¹⁰ Drive out a mocker,^(C1) and conflict goes too;
then quarreling and dishonor will cease.^(C2)

¹¹ The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.^(C1)

¹² The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.

¹³ The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!” ^(C1)

¹⁴ The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit;
a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.^(C1)

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth;
a rod of discipline will separate it from him.^(C1)

¹⁶ Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.^(C1)

²² Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed^(C1) at the city gate,^(C2)23 for the Lord will champion their cause^(C1)
and will plunder those who plunder them.

²⁴ Don’t make friends with an angry person,^(F1)
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,^(C1)25 or you will learn his ways^(C1)
and entangle yourself in a snare.

²⁶ Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,^(F1)
who put up security for loans.^(C1)27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
even your bed will be taken from under you.^(C1)

²⁸ Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
that your fathers set up.^(C1)

²⁹ Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will stand in the presence of kings.
He will not stand in the presence of the unknown.^(C1)