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¹ A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

² The rich and the poor meet together--the LORD is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.

⁴ The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.

⁹ He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

¹⁰ Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.

¹¹ He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.

¹² The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.

¹³ The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹⁶ One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.²⁰ Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?

²² Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶ Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts;²⁷ If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; {P}