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¹ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivers from death.³ Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

⁴ He becomes poor that works with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

⁵ He that gathers in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous; But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

⁷ The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

⁹ He that walks uprightly walks surely; But he that perverts his ways shall be known.

¹⁰ He that winks with the eye causes sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

¹² Hatred stirs up strifes; But love covers all transgressions.

¹³ In the lips of him that has discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

¹⁵ The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

¹⁶ The labor of the righteous [tends] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

¹⁷ He is in the way of life that heeds correction; But he that forsakes reproof errs.

¹⁸ He that hides hatred is of lying lips; And he that utters a slander is a fool.

¹⁹ In the multitude of words transgression does not cease; But he that refrains his lips does wisely.

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is worth little.²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

²² The blessing of Yahweh, it makes rich; And he adds no sorrow therewith.

²³ It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

²⁴ The fear of the wicked, it shall come on him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.²⁵ When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to those that send him.

²⁷ The fear of Yahweh prolongs days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.²⁸ The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

²⁹ The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.³⁰ The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

³¹ The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaks] perverseness.