| 19 | Proverbs | ||
| 1 | Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool. | ||
| 2 | It is not good for a man to be without knowledge, and he who makes haste with his feet misses his way. | ||
| 3 | When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against Yahweh. | ||
| 4 | Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. | ||
| 5 | A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will not escape. | ||
| 6 | Many seek the favour of a generous man, and every one is a friend to a man who gives gifts. | ||
| 7 | All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them. | ||
| 8 | He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper. | ||
| 9 | A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish. | ||
| 10 | It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes. | ||
| 11 | Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offence. | ||
| 12 | A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favour is like dew upon the grass. | ||
| 13 | A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. | ||
| 14 | House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh. | ||
| 15 | Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. | ||
| 16 | He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die. | ||
| 17 | He who is kind to the poor lends to Yahweh, and he will repay him for his deed. | ||
| 18 | Discipline your son while there is hope; do not set your heart on his destruction. | ||
| 19 | A man of great wrath will pay the penalty; for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again. | ||
| 20 | Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future. | ||
| 21 | Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of Yahweh that will be established. | ||
| 22 | What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar. | ||
| 23 | The fear of Yahweh leads to life; and he who has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm. | ||
| 24 | The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth. | ||
| 25 | Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge. | ||
| 26 | He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. | ||
| 27 | Cease, my son, to hear instruction only to stray from the words of knowledge. | ||
| 28 | A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. | ||
| 29 | Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and flogging for the backs of fools. | ||
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