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¹ Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causes a father to rejoice, || And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.

² Treasures of wickedness do not profit, || And righteousness delivers from death.³ YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, || And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

⁴ Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, || And the hand of the diligent makes rich.

⁵ Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, || Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.

⁶ Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, || And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

⁷ The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, || And the name of the wicked rots.

⁸ The wise in heart accepts commands, || And a talkative fool kicks.

⁹ Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, || And whoever is perverting his ways is known.

¹⁰ Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, || And a talkative fool kicks.

¹¹ A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, || And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

¹² Hatred awakens contentions, || And love covers over all transgressions.

¹³ Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, || And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.

¹⁴ The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, || The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.

¹⁶ The wage of the righteous [is] for life, || The increase of the wicked for sin.

¹⁷ A traveler to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, || And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.

¹⁸ Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, || And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

¹⁹ In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, || And whoever is restraining his lips [is] wise.

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, || The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.²¹ The lips of the righteous delight many, || And fools die for lack of heart.

²² The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, || And He adds no grief with it.

²³ To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, || And wisdom to a man of understanding.

²⁴ The feared thing of the wicked meets him, || And the desire of the righteous is given.²⁵ As the passing by of a windstorm, || So the wicked is not, || And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth, || And as smoke to the eyes, || So [is] the slothful to those sending him.

²⁷ The fear of YHWH adds days, || And the years of the wicked are shortened.²⁸ The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, || And the expectation of the wicked perishes.

²⁹ The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, || And ruin to workers of iniquity.³⁰ The righteous is not moved for all time, || And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.

³¹ The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, || And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.³² The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, || And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!