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¹ He who separates himself seeks his own desire, he breaks out against all sound wisdom.

² A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in uncovering his heart.

³ When the wicked comes, scorn also comes, and with shame comes reproach.

⁴ The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters, the fountain of wisdom like a flowing stream.

⁵ To lift up the face of the wicked is not good, nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

⁶ A fool's lips enter into strife, and his mouth calls for strokes.⁷ A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare of his soul.

⁸ The words of a slanderer are greedily swallowed; yea, they go down into the innermost chambers of the belly.

⁹ And he who is slack in his work, he is a brother to a master destroyer.

¹⁰ The name of Jehovah is a tower of strength, the righteous runs into it and is set on high.

¹¹ The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his imagination.

¹² Before shattering, a man's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor.

¹³ If one rejects a matter before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.

¹⁴ The spirit of a man will nourish his sickness, but who can bear a wounded spirit?

¹⁵ The heart of the prudent gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

¹⁶ A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.

¹⁷ He who is first in his cause seems just, but his neighbor comes and searches him.

¹⁸ The lot causes arguments to cease, and divides between the mighty.

¹⁹ An offended brother is worse than a fortified city; yea, their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

²⁰ A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he shall be satisfied with the produce of his lips.

²¹ Death and life are in the hand of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat its fruit.

²² Whoever finds a wife finds good, and gets favor from Jehovah.

²³ The poor speak with entreaties, but the rich answer fiercely.

²⁴ A man of friends may be broken up, but there is a Lover who sticks closer than a brother.