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¹ Every wise woman builds her household,
but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
² The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
³ In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back,
but the words of the wise protect them.
⁴ Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean,
but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.
⁵ A truthful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.
⁶ The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none,
but understanding is easy for a discerning person.
⁷ Leave the presence of a foolish person,
or you will not understand wise counsel.
⁸ The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deception.
⁹ Fools mock at reparation,
but among the upright there is favor.
¹⁰ The heart knows its own bitterness,
and with its joy no one else can share.
¹¹ The household of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
¹² There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way that leads to death.
¹³ Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and the end of joy may be grief.
¹⁴ The backslider will be paid back from his own ways,
but a good person will be rewarded for his.
¹⁵ A naive person believes everything,
but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
¹⁶ A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,
but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
¹⁷ A person who has a quick temper does foolish things,
and a person with crafty schemes is hated.
¹⁸ The naive inherit folly,
but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.
¹⁹ Those who are evil will bow before those who are good,
and the wicked will bow at the gates of the righteous.
²⁰ A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors,
but those who love the rich are many.
²¹ The one who despises his neighbor sins,
but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
²² Do not those who devise evil go astray?
But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.
²³ In all hard work there is profit,
but merely talking about it only brings poverty.
²⁴ The crown of the wise is their riches,
but the folly of fools is folly.
²⁵ A truthful witness rescues lives,
but the one who breathes lies brings deception.
²⁶ In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
and it will be a refuge for his children.
²⁷ The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain,
to turn people from deadly snares.
²⁸ A king's glory is the abundance of people,
but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.
²⁹ The one who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.
³⁰ A tranquil spirit revives the body,
but envy is rottenness to the bones.
³¹ The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator,
but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.
³² The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble,
but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.
³³ Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning;
it is known even in the heart of fools.
³⁴ Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a disgrace to any people.
³⁵ The king shows favor to a wise servant,
but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.