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¹ A WISE son makes his father glad, but a foolish son brings shame to his mother.

² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivers from death.³ The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but he casts away the substance of the wicked.

⁴ Poverty humbles a man; but the hands of diligent men make rich.

⁵ He who works in summer is a wise man; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.

⁶ Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but iniquity covers the mouth of the wicked.

⁷ The memory of the just is a blessing; but the heir of the wicked shall be extinct.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments; but one whose lips are full of folly shall be caught.

⁹ He who walks uprightly walks in hope; but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

¹⁰ He who winks with his eyes deceitfully causes sorrow; but he who reproves openly makes peace.

¹¹ The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked is covered with iniquity.

¹² Hatred stirs up strife; shame shall cover all the wicked.

¹³ He who brings forth wisdom out of his lips shall beat with a rod him that lacks understanding.

¹⁴ Wise men conceal knowledge; but a hasty mouth is near destruction.

¹⁵ The rich mens wealth is their strong cities; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶ The labor of the righteous tends to life; the harvest of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷ The true way of life brings discipline; but he who hates reproof is a fool.

¹⁸ The lips of the wicked are full of deceits, and he who utters a curse is a fool.

¹⁹ The wicked cannot be delivered by a multitude of words; but he who refrains his lips is wise.

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver; the heart of the wicked is full of bitterness.²¹ The lips of the righteous are full of mercy; but the fools die for want of wisdom.

²² The blessings of the LORD bring riches, and there shall be no sorrow in them.

²³ It is sport to a fool to do mischief; but a man of understanding has wisdom.

²⁴ The wicked shall be dragged to ruin; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.²⁵ As the whirlwind passes suddenly, so wicked men shall perish and be no more; but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.

²⁶ As unripe grapes are hurtful to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so does wickedness hurt those who indulge in it.

²⁷ Reverence for the LORD prolongs life; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.²⁸ The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

²⁹ The way of the LORD is strength to the upright; but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.³⁰ The righteous shall never be removed; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

³¹ The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom; but a perverse tongue shall be silenced.³² The lips of the righteous know what is good; but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse things.