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¹ Better a poor person walking in integrity
    than one who is perverse in his speech^[a] and is a fool.
² Also, a life^[b] without knowledge is not good,
    and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.^[c]
3 As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin,
    and against Yahweh his heart^[d] will rage.
⁴ Wealth adds many friends,
    but the poor will be left by his friends.
⁵ A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes lies will not escape.
⁶ Many will seek favor before the generous,
    and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.^[e]
7 All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him,
    how much more will his friends keep away from him.
    He pursues them with words, and they are gone.^[f]
8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself;^[g]
    he who guards understanding loves to find good.
⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes lies will perish.
¹⁰ For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,
    any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.
¹¹ The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger,^[h]
    and his glory overlooks offense.
¹² The rage of a king growls like a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.
¹³ A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
    and the quarreling of a woman^[i] is a continuous dripping.
¹⁴ A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
    but from Yahweh comes a woman^[j] who is prudent.
¹⁵ Laziness will bring on a deep sleep,
    and a person^[k] of idleness will suffer hunger.
¹⁶ He who guards commandments guards his life;^[l]
    he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
¹⁷ He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,
    and his benefits he will repay to him.
¹⁸ Discipline your child, for there is hope,
    but on his destruction do not set your desire.^[m]
19 A hot-tempered person pays a penalty;
    if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.
²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction
    so that you will gain wisdom for your future.^[n]
21 Many plans are in the heart^[o] of a man,
    but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
²² The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
    and it is better to be poor than a liar.^[p]
23 Fear of Yahweh leads to life;
    he who is filled with it will rest—he will not suffer harm.
²⁴ A lazy person buries his hand in the dish,
    and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
²⁵ The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence,
    and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.
²⁶ He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother,
    is a child who causes shame and brings reproach.
²⁷ Cease to listen to instruction, my child,
    and you will stray^[q] from sayings of knowledge.
²⁸ A worthless witness will mock justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.
²⁹ Judgments^[r] are prepared for the scoffers,
    and flogging for the back of fools.