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¹ Wine is, a scoffer, and strong drink, a brawler, every one therefore who erreth therein, is unwise.

² The growl as of a young lion, is the dread inspired by a king, he that provoketh him, endangereth his own life.

³ Honour, hath the man who sitteth away from strife, but, any fool, may break through.

⁴ By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.

⁵ Deep water, is counsel in a man's heart, but, a man of understanding, will draw it out.

⁶ A kind man one may call, a great man, - but, a faithful man, who can find?

⁷ As for a righteous man, walking in his integrity, how happy are his children after him!

⁸ A king sitting on the throne of judgment, scattereth, with his eyes, all wrong.

⁹ Who can say, I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?

¹⁰ Divers weights, and divers measures, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.

¹¹ Even, by his doings, doth a youth make himself known, whether, pure and upright, be his work.

¹² The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh hath made them, both.

¹³ Do not love sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, be satisfied with bread.

¹⁴ Bad! bad! saith the buyer, but, going his way, then, he boasteth.

¹⁵ There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.

¹⁶ Take his garment who is pledge for a stranger, - then, for a woman unknown, accept him as surety.

¹⁷ Sweet to a man, may be the bread of falsehood, but, afterward, shall his mouth be filled with gravel.

¹⁸ Plans - by counsel, shalt thou establish, and, with concerted measures, make thou war.

¹⁹ A revealer of secrets, is one who goeth about talebearing, therefore, with him who openeth his lips, shalt thou not have fellowship.

²⁰ Whoso revileth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.

²¹ An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning, the latter end thereof, shall not bring blessing.

²² Do not say, I will requite wrong! Wait thou for Yahweh that he may save thee.

²³ An abomination to Yahweh, are divers weights, and, deceptive balances, are not good.

²⁴ From Yahweh, are a man's steps, a son of earth, then - how can he discern his way?

²⁵ It is a snare to a man, that he should rashly cry Holy! and, after making vows, to reflect!

²⁶ A wise king, winnoweth out the lawless, when he hath turned over them the wheel.

²⁷ The lamp of Yahweh, is the spirit of a son of earth, searching all the chambers of the inner man.

²⁸ Lovingkindness and faithfulness, will guard a king, - therefore should he support, with lovingkindness, his throne.

²⁹ The beauty of young men, is their strength, and, the ornament of old men, a hoary head.

³⁰ Blows that out in, cleanse away wickedness, and, smitings, enter the chambers of the inner man.