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^1 (a)The wisest of women ^(b)builds her house,
    but folly with her own hands ^(c)tears it down.
² Whoever ^(d)walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
    but he who is ^(e)devious in his ways despises him.
³ By the mouth of a fool comes ^(f)a rod for his back,^{[a]
    (g)}but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
⁴ Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
    but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
^5 (h)A faithful witness does not lie,
    but ⁽ⁱ⁾a false witness breathes out lies.
^6 (j)A scoffer seeks wisdom ^(k)in vain,
    but ^(l)knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
⁷ Leave the presence of a fool,
    for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
    but the folly of fools is deceiving.
^9 (m)Fools mock at the guilt offering,
    but the upright enjoy acceptance.^[b]
10 The heart knows its own ⁽ⁿ⁾bitterness,
    and no stranger shares its joy.
^11 (o)The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.
^12 (p)There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but ^(q)its end is the way to death.^[c]
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache,
    and ^(r)the end of joy may be ^(s)grief.
¹⁴ The backslider in heart will be ^(t)filled with the fruit of his ways,
    and ^(u)a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
^15 (v)The simple believes everything,
    but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
^16 (w)One who is wise is cautious^[d] and ^(x)turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless and careless.
¹⁷ A man of ^(y)quick temper acts foolishly,
    and a man of evil devices is hated.
¹⁸ The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
^19 (z)The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
^20 (aa)The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    ^(ab)but the rich has many friends.
²¹ Whoever ^(ac)despises his neighbor is a sinner,
    but ^(ad)blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
²² Do they not go astray who ^(ae)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet^{[e] (af)}steadfast love and faithfulness.
²³ In all toil there is profit,
    but mere talk ^(ag)tends only to poverty.
²⁴ The crown of the wise is their wealth,
    but the folly of fools brings folly.
²⁵ A truthful witness saves lives,
    but one who ^(ah)breathes out lies is deceitful.
²⁶ In the fear of the Lord one has ^(ai)strong confidence,
    and ^(aj)his children will have ^(ak)a refuge.
²⁷ The fear of the Lord is ^(al)a fountain of life,
    that one may ^(am)turn away from the snares of death.
²⁸ In ^(an)a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
    but without people a prince is ruined.
²⁹ Whoever is ^(ao)slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
³⁰ A tranquil^[f] heart gives ^(ap)life to the flesh,
    but ^(aq)envy^[g] makes ^(ar)the bones rot.
³¹ Whoever oppresses a poor man ^(as)insults his ^(at)Maker,
    ^(au)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
^32 (av)The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
    but ^(aw)the righteous finds refuge in his death.
³³ Wisdom ^(ax)rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
    but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.^[h]
34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
    but sin is a reproach to any people.
³⁵ A servant who deals wisely has ^(ay)the king's favor,
    but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.