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¹ A wise son, cometh of a father's correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.

² Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, shall be sated with violence.

³ He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, it shall be his ruin.

⁴ The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.

⁵ A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.

⁶ Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.

⁷ There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.

⁸ The ransom of a man's life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.

⁹ The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.

¹⁰ Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.

¹² Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart, - but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.

¹³ He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.

¹⁴ the instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.

¹⁵ Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.

¹⁶ Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.

¹⁷ A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.

¹⁸ Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.

¹⁹ A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.

²⁰ He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.

²¹ Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.

²² A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children's children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.

²³ Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.

²⁴ He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son, - but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.

²⁵ The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.