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¹ A wise child hears the discipline of a father,
    but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
² From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good,
    but the desire^[a] of the treacherous, wrongdoing.
³ He who keeps his mouth guards his life;^[b]
    he who opens his lips, ruin belongs to him.
⁴ The soul^[c] of the lazy craves, but there is nothing,
    but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
⁵ The righteous hates a word of falsehood;
    the wicked will bring shame and disgrace.^[d]
6 Righteousness will guard the upright of way,
    but wickedness will overthrow sin.
⁷ There is one who acts rich but has nothing;^[e]
    another who pretends to be poor but has wealth.
⁸ The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth,
    but the poor does not receive a threat.
⁹ The light of the righteous will rejoice,
    but the lamp of the wicked will die out.
¹⁰ Only by insolence is strife set up,
    and wisdom is with those who take advice.
¹¹ Wealth gained from haste^[f] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little^[g] will increase it.
¹² Hope that is deferred makes the heart^[h] sick,
    but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³ He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself,
    but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.
¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    in order to avoid the snares of death.
¹⁵ Good sense grants favor,
    but the way of the faithless is coarse.
¹⁶ Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence,
    but the fool will display folly.
¹⁷ A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble,
    but an envoy of the faithful brings healing.
¹⁸ Poverty and disgrace belong to him who ignores instruction,
    but he who guards reproof will be honored.
¹⁹ A desire fulfilled^[i] will be sweet to the soul,
    but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.
²⁰ Walk with the wise and be wise,
    but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.
²¹ Misfortune will pursue sinners,
    but the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.^[j]
22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,^[k]
    and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
²³ There is much food in the field of the poor,
    but it is swept away^[l] by injustice.^[m]
24 He who withholds his rod hates his child,
    but he who loves him gives him^[n] discipline.
²⁵ The righteous eats to satisfy his life,^[o]
    but the belly of the wicked will lack.