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¹ The Lord abhors dishonest scales,
but an accurate weight is his delight.
² When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.
³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.
⁴ Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.
⁵ The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way,
but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.
⁷ When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes,
and the hope of his strength perishes.
⁸ The righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
and the wicked turns up in his stead.
⁹ With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
¹⁰ When the righteous do well, the city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there is joy.
¹¹ A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright,
but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.
¹² The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom,
but the one who has discernment keeps silent.
¹³ The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets,
but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
¹⁴ When there is no guidance a nation falls,
but there is success in the abundance of counselors.
¹⁵ The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble,
but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.
¹⁶ A generous woman gains honor,
and ruthless men seize wealth.
¹⁷ A kind person benefits himself,
but a cruel person brings himself trouble.
¹⁸ The wicked person earns deceitful wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
¹⁹ True righteousness leads to life,
but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
²⁰ The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart,
but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.
²¹ Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished,
but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.
²² Like a gold ring in a pig's snout
is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.
²³ What the righteous desire leads only to good,
but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.
²⁴ One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy,
but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
²⁵ A generous person will be enriched,
and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.
²⁶ People will curse the one who withholds grain,
but they will praise the one who sells it.
²⁷ The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but the one who searches for evil—it will come to him.
²⁸ The one who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
²⁹ The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing,
and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.
³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life,
and the one who wins souls is wise.
³¹ If the righteous are recompensed on earth,
how much more the wicked sinner!