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¹ The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

² All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Yahweh weighs the spirits.

³ Commit your works to Yahweh, And your purposes shall be established.

⁴ Yahweh has made everything for its own end; Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

⁵ Every one that is proud in heart is disgusting to Yahweh: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

⁶ By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

⁷ When a man's ways pleases Yahweh, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

⁸ Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

⁹ The heart of man devises his way; But Yahweh directs his steps.

¹⁰ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

¹¹ A just balance and scales are Yahweh's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

¹² It is disgusting to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

¹³ Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaks right.

¹⁴ The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.¹⁵ In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

¹⁶ How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

¹⁷ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keeps his way preserves his soul.

¹⁸ Pride [goes] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

¹⁹ It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

²⁰ He that gives heed to the word shall find good; And whoever trusts in Yahweh, he is happy.

²¹ The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

²² Understanding is a well-spring of life to him that has it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

²³ The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, And adds learning to his lips.

²⁴ Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

²⁵ There is a way which seems right to a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

²⁶ The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; For his mouth urges him [thereto].

²⁷ A worthless man devises mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.²⁸ A perverse man scatters abroad strife; And a whisperer separates chief friends.

²⁹ A man of violence entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good.³⁰ He that shuts his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

³¹ The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

³² He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that rules his spirit, than he that takes a city.

³³ The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Yahweh.