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[1] Every wise woman buildeth her house;
But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
[2] He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;
But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
[3] In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride;
But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
[4] Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;
But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
[5] A faithful witness will not lie;
But a false witness uttereth lies.
[6] A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;
But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
[7] Go into the presence of a foolish man,
And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
[8] The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way;
But the folly of fools is deceit.
[9] A trespass-offering mocketh fools;
But among the upright there is good will.
[10] The heart knoweth its own bitterness;
And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
[11] The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;
But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
[12] There is a way which seemeth right unto a man;
But the end thereof are the ways of death.
[13] Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;
And the end of mirth is heaviness.
[14] The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;
And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
[15] The simple believeth every word;
But the prudent man looketh well to his going.
[16] A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;
But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
[17] He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;
And a man of wicked devices is hated.
[18] The simple inherit folly;
But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
[19] The evil bow down before the good;
And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
[20] The poor is hated even of his own neighbor;
But the rich hath many friends.
[21] He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth;
But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.
[22] Do they not err that devise evil?
But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
[23] In all labor there is profit;
But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
[24] The crown of the wise is their riches;
But the folly of fools is only folly.
[25] A true witness delivereth souls;
But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.
[26] In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;
And his children shall have a place of refuge.
[27] The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,
That one may depart from the snares of death.
[28] In the multitude of people is the king’s glory;
But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
[29] He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;
But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
[30] A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;
But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
[31] He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;
But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
[32] The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing;
But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
[33] Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;
But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.
[34] Righteousness exalteth a nation;
But sin is a reproach to any people.
[35] The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;
But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.
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