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¹ The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father rejoice, but the foolish son is his mother's sorrow.

² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.³ Jehovah will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but He pushes away the desire of the wicked.

⁴ He who works with a lazy hand becomes poor, but the hand of the hard worker makes him rich.

⁵ He who gathers in summer is a prudent son; he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

⁷ The memory of the just is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.

⁸ The wise in heart accepts commands, but the foolish of lips shall be thrust away.

⁹ He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways shall be found out.

¹⁰ He who winks the eye causes sorrow, but the foolish of lips shall be thrust away.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

¹² Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all transgressions.

¹³ Wisdom is found in the lips of him who has understanding, but a rod is waiting for the back of him who lacks heart.

¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

¹⁵ The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶ The labor of the righteous is for life; the gain of the wicked is for sin.

¹⁷ He who heeds instruction is in the way of life, but he who refuses reproof is going astray.

¹⁸ He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who sends out a slander, he is a fool.

¹⁹ In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, but one restraining his lips is prudent.

²⁰ The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is as a little.²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of heart.

²² The blessing of Jehovah, it makes rich, and he adds no pain with it.

²³ To work out evil devices is as laughter to the foolish; so wisdom is to a man of understanding.

²⁴ That which the wicked fears shall come upon him, but the desire of the righteous is granted.²⁵ As the storm passes, so the wicked is not; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth, and like smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy one to those who send him.

²⁷ The fear of Jehovah prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be cut short.²⁸ The expectation of the righteous is joyful, but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

²⁹ The way of Jehovah is strength to the upright, but ruin is to doers of iniquity.³⁰ The righteous shall never be moved, and the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

³¹ The mouth of the just flourishes with wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.³² The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the mouth of the wicked knows only perversities.