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¹ Intelligent children listen to their parents;
    foolish children do their own thing.

² The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation;
    bullies push and shove their way through life.

³ Careful words make for a careful life;
    careless talk may ruin everything.

⁴ Indolence wants it all and gets nothing;
    the energetic have something to show for their lives.

⁵ A good person hates false talk;
    a bad person wallows in gibberish.

⁶ A God-loyal life keeps you on track;
    sin dumps the wicked in the ditch.

⁷ A pretentious, showy life is an empty life;
    a plain and simple life is a full life.

⁸ The rich can be sued for everything they have,
    but the poor are free of such threats.

⁹ The lives of good people are brightly lit streets;
    the lives of the wicked are dark alleys.

¹⁰ Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord,
    but wise men and women listen to each other's counsel.

¹¹ Easy come, easy go,
    but steady diligence pays off.

¹² Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick,
    but a sudden good break can turn life around.

¹³ Ignore the Word and suffer;
    honor God's commands and grow rich.

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    so, no more drinking from death-tainted wells!

¹⁵ Sound thinking makes for gracious living,
    but liars walk a rough road.

¹⁶ A commonsense person lives good sense;
    fools litter the country with silliness.

¹⁷ Irresponsible talk makes a real mess of things,
    but a reliable reporter is a healing presence.

¹⁸ Refuse discipline and end up homeless;
    embrace correction and live an honored life.

¹⁹ Souls who follow their hearts thrive;
    fools bent on evil despise matters of soul.

²⁰ Become wise by walking with the wise;
    hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.

²¹ Disaster entraps sinners,
    but God-loyal people get a good life.

²² A good life gets passed on to the grandchildren;
    ill-gotten wealth ends up with good people.

²³ Banks foreclose on the farms of the poor,
    or else the poor lose their shirts to crooked lawyers.

²⁴ A refusal to correct is a refusal to love;
    love your children by disciplining them.

²⁵ An appetite for good brings much satisfaction,
    but the belly of the wicked always wants more.