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There is desirable treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,But a foolish man swallows it up.

A false witness will perish,But the man who listens will speak forever.

A wicked man displays a brazen face,But as for the upright, he establishes his way.

The horse is set for the day of battle,But salvation belongs to Yahweh.

A prudent man sees evil and hides,But the simple pass on, and are punished.

The eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge,But He subverts the words of the treacherous one.

Do you make your eyes fly up to see it? But it is not there!Because it certainly makes itself wingsLike an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

For as he calculates in his soul, so he is."Eat and drink!" he says to you,But his heart is not with you.

Do not let your heart be jealous of sinners,But be zealous in the fear of Yahweh always.

"They struck me, but I did not become ill;They beat me, but I did not know it.When shall I awake?I will seek yet another."

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,But the wicked will stumble in calamity.

But to those who reprove the wicked, it will be pleasant,And a good blessing will come upon them.

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

He who hates disguises it with his lips,But he sets up deceit within himself.

A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,But the provocation of an ignorant fool is heavier than both of them.

Wrath is cruelty and anger is a flood,But who can stand before jealousy?

Faithful are the wounds of a friend,But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

A satisfied soul tramples the honeycomb,But to a hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.

The wicked flee when there is no one pursuing,But the righteous are secure as a lion.

By the transgression of a land many are its princes,But by a man who understands, who knows, so it endures.