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¹ The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.

² The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.³ Yahweh, suffereth not to famish, the soul of the righteous, but, the desire of the lawless, he thrusteth away.

⁴ He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.

⁵ He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.

⁶ Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.

⁷ The memory of the righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.

⁸ The wise in heart, will accept commandments, but, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust away.

⁹ He that walketh uprightly, may walk securely, but, he that maketh crooked his ways, shall be found out.

¹⁰ He that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow, and, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust aside.

¹¹ A well-spring of life, is the mouth of the righteous, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth wrong.

¹² Hatred, stirreth up strifes, but, over all transgressions, love throweth a covering.

¹³ In the lips of the intelligent, is found wisdom, but, a rod, is for the back of him that lacketh sense.

¹⁴ Wise men, treasure up knowledge, but, the mouth of the foolish, is a terror near at hand.

¹⁵ The substance of the rich, is his strong city, the terror of the poor, is their poverty.

¹⁶ The labour of the righteous, leadeth to life, the increase of the lawless, to sin.

¹⁷ On the way to life, is he that heedeth correction, but, he that hateth reproof, is going astray.

¹⁸ He that concealeth hatred, hath false lips, and he that sendeth forth slander, the same, is a dullard.

¹⁹ In the multitude of words, there wanteth not transgression, but, he that restraineth his lips, sheweth prudence.

²⁰ Choice silver, is the tongue of the righteous, but, the sense of the lawless, is very small.²¹ The lips of the righteous, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.

²² The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.

²³ It is, mere sport to a stupid man, to commit lewdness, but, wisdom, pertaineth to a man of understanding.

²⁴ The dread of the lawless one, the same, shall overtake him, but, the desire of the righteous, shall he granted.²⁵ Like the passing away of a tempest, so the lawless one is not, but, the righteous, hath an age-abiding foundation.

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.

²⁷ The reverence of Yahweh, addeth days, but, the years of the lawless, shall be shortened.²⁸ The hope of the righteous, shall be gladness, but, the expectation of the lawless, shall vanish.

²⁹ A refuge for the blameless, is the path of Yahweh, but, destruction, awaiteth the workers of iniquity.³⁰ The righteous, to times age-abiding, shall remain unshaken, but, the lawless, shall not inhabit the earth.

³¹ The mouth of the righteous, beareth the fruit of wisdom, but, a perverse tongue, shall be cut off.³² The lips of the righteous, know what is pleasing, but, the mouth of the lawless, speaketh perversities.