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¹ Wise son, glad father;
    stupid son, sad mother.

² Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere;
    an honest life is immortal.

³ God won't starve an honest soul,
    but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked.

⁴ Sloth makes you poor;
    diligence brings wealth.

⁵ Make hay while the sun shines—that's smart;
    go fishing during harvest—that's stupid.

⁶ Blessings accrue on a good and honest life,
    but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.

⁷ A good and honest life is a blessed memorial;
    a wicked life leaves a rotten stench.

⁸ A wise heart takes orders;
    an empty head will come unglued.

⁹ Honesty lives confident and carefree,
    but Shifty is sure to be exposed.

¹⁰ An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead,
    but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace.

¹¹ The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well,
    but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.

¹² Hatred starts fights,
    but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.

¹³ You'll find wisdom on the lips of a person of insight,
    but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face.

¹⁴ The wise accumulate knowledge—a true treasure;
    know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is their bastion;
    the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.

¹⁶ The wage of a good person is exuberant life;
    an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.

¹⁷ The road to life is a disciplined life;
    ignore correction and you're lost for good.

¹⁸ Liars secretly hoard hatred;
    fools openly spread slander.

¹⁹ The more talk, the less truth;
    the wise measure their words.

²⁰ The speech of a good person is worth waiting for;
    the blabber of the wicked is worthless.

²¹ The talk of a good person is rich fare for many,
    but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.

²² God's blessing makes life rich;
    nothing we do can improve on God.

²³ An empty-head thinks mischief is fun,
    but a mindful person relishes wisdom.

²⁴ The nightmares of the wicked come true;
    what the good people desire, they get.

²⁵ When the storm is over, there's nothing left of the wicked;
    good people, firm on their rock foundation, aren't even fazed.

²⁶ A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble;
    it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes.

²⁷ The Fear-of-God expands your life;
    a wicked life is a puny life.

²⁸ The aspirations of good people end in celebration;
    the ambitions of bad people crash.

²⁹ God is solid backing to a well-lived life,
    but he calls into question a shabby performance.

³⁰ Good people last—they can't be moved;
    the wicked are here today, gone tomorrow.

³¹ A good person's mouth is a clear fountain of wisdom;
    a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp.

³² The speech of a good person clears the air;
    the words of the wicked pollute it.