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¹ A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches; rather than silver or gold, favor is better.

² The rich and poor meet together, Jehovah is the Maker of all of them.

³ A sensible one sees the evil and hides himself, but the simple go on and are punished.

⁴ The reward of humility is the fear of Jehovah, riches, and honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse, he who keeps his soul shall be far from them.

⁶ Train up a boy on the opening of his way, even when he is old, he will not turn aside from it.

⁷ The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to a man who lends.

⁸ He who sows injustice will reap evil, and the rod of his wrath shall fail.

⁹ He who has a good eye, he is blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

¹⁰ Throw the scorner out and strife shall go out; yea, quarrels and shame shall cease.

¹¹ He who loves pureness of heart, grace is on his lips; the king shall be his friend.

¹² The eyes of Jehovah keep knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

¹³ The lazy one says, A lion is outside! I will be killed in the streets!

¹⁴ The mouth of alien women is a deep pit; those despised by Jehovah shall fall there.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a boy, the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹⁶ One oppresses the poor to multiply for himself, another gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.

¹⁷ Stretch your ear and hear the words of the wise, and set your heart to my knowledge,¹⁸ for they are pleasant when you keep them within you; they shall all be fixed together on your lips,¹⁹ so that your trust may be in Jehovah. I caused you to know today, even you.²⁰ Have I not written to you yesterday and the day before with counsels and knowledge,²¹ to cause you to know the certainty of the words of truth, to return the words of truth to those who send to you?

²² Rob not the poor because he is poor, and oppress not the afflicted in the gate.²³ For Jehovah will contend for their cause, and will plunder the soul of their plunderers.

²⁴ Do not feed a possessor of anger, and do not go in with a man of fury,²⁵ lest you learn his ways and take a snare for your soul.

²⁶ Do not be one of those who strike the hand, those who are sureties for loans.²⁷ If you have nothing to repay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

²⁸ Do not move the old landmark which your fathers have set.

²⁹ Do you see a man who is prompt in his work? He shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before obscure men .