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aPraise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the Lord awhile I live;
I will bsing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 aDo not trust in princes,
In 1mortal bman, in whom there is cno salvation.
4 His aspirit departs, he breturns to 1the earth;
In that very day his cthoughts perish.
5 How ablessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose bhope is in the Lord his God,
6 Who amade heaven and earth,
The bsea and all that is in them;
7 Who aexecutes justice for the oppressed;
Who bgives food to the hungry.
The Lord csets the prisoners free.
8 The Lord aopens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord braises up those who are bowed down;
The Lord cloves the righteous;
9 The Lord 1aprotects the 2strangers;
He 3bsupports the fatherless and the widow,
But He 4thwarts cthe way of the wicked.
10 The Lord will areign forever,
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.
For ait is good to sing praises to our God;
For 3it is pleasant and praise is bbecoming.
2 The Lord abuilds up Jerusalem;
He bgathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the abrokenhearted
4 He acounts the number of the stars;
He 1bgives names to all of them.
5 aGreat is our Lord and abundant in strength;
His bunderstanding is 1infinite.
6 The Lord 1asupports the afflicted;
He brings down the wicked to the ground.
7 aSing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises to our God on the lyre,
8 Who acovers the heavens with clouds,
Who bprovides rain for the earth,
Who cmakes grass to 1grow on the mountains.
9 He agives to the beast its food,
And to the byoung ravens which cry.
10 He does not delight in the strength of the ahorse;
He bdoes not take pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord afavors those who fear Him,
bThose who wait for His lovingkindness.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For He has strengthened the abars of your gates;
He has bblessed your sons within you.
14 He amakes 1peace in your borders;
He bsatisfies you with cthe 2finest of the wheat.
15 He sends forth His acommand to the earth;
His bword runs very swiftly.
16 He gives asnow like wool;
He scatters the bfrost like ashes.
17 He casts forth His aice as fragments;
Who can stand before His bcold?
18 He asends forth His word and melts them;
He bcauses His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
19 He adeclares His words to Jacob,
His bstatutes and His ordinances to Israel.
20 He ahas not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His ordinances, they have bnot known them.
The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord afrom the heavens;
Praise Him bin the heights!
2 Praise Him, aall His angels;
Praise Him, ball His hosts!
Praise Him, all stars of light!
4 Praise Him, 1ahighest heavens,
And the bwaters that are above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For aHe commanded and they were created.
6 He has also aestablished them forever and ever;
He has made a bdecree which will not pass away.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
8 aFire and hail, bsnow and cclouds;
dStormy wind, efulfilling His word;
9 aMountains and all hills;
Fruit btrees and all cedars;
10 aBeasts and all cattle;
bCreeping things and winged fowl;
11 aKings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His aname alone is exalted;
His bglory is above earth and heaven.
14 And He has alifted up a horn for His people,
bPraise for all His godly ones;
Even for the sons of Israel, a people cnear to Him.
Israel Invoked to Praise the Lord.
Sing to the Lord a anew song,
And His praise bin the congregation of the godly ones.
2 Let Israel be glad in ahis Maker;
Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their bKing.
3 Let them praise His name with adancing;
Let them sing praises to Him with btimbrel and lyre.
4 For the Lord atakes pleasure in His people;
He will bbeautify the afflicted ones with salvation.
5 Let the agodly ones exult in glory;
Let them bsing for joy on their beds.
6 Let the ahigh praises of God be in their 1mouth,
And a btwo-edged csword in their hand,
7 To aexecute vengeance on the nations
And punishment on the peoples,
8 To bind their kings awith chains
And their bnobles with fetters of iron,
9 To aexecute on them the judgment written;
This is an bhonor for all His godly ones.
Praise God in His asanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty 3bexpanse.
2 Praise Him for His amighty deeds;
Praise Him according to His excellent bgreatness.
3 Praise Him with atrumpet sound;
Praise Him with bharp and lyre.
4 Praise Him with atimbrel and dancing;
Praise Him with bstringed instruments and cpipe.
5 Praise Him with loud acymbals;
Praise Him with resounding cymbals.
1 The aproverbs of Solomon bthe son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know awisdom and instruction,
To discern the sayings of bunderstanding,
3 To areceive instruction in wise behavior,
bRighteousness, justice and equity;
4 To give aprudence to the 1naive,
To the youth bknowledge and discretion,
5 A wise man will hear and aincrease in learning,
And a bman of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
6 To understand a proverb and a figure,
The words of the wise and their ariddles.
7 aThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 aHear, my son, your father’s instruction
And bdo not forsake your mother’s teaching;
9 Indeed, they are a agraceful wreath to your head
And 1bornaments about your neck.
10 My son, if sinners aentice you,
bDo not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us alie in wait for blood,
Let us bambush the innocent without cause;
12 Let us aswallow them alive like Sheol,
Even whole, as those who bgo down to the pit;
13 We will find all kinds of precious wealth,
We will fill our houses with spoil;
14 Throw in your lot 1with us,
We shall all have one purse,”
15 My son, ado not walk in the way with them.
bKeep your feet from their path,
16 For atheir feet run to evil
And they hasten to shed blood.
17 Indeed, it is 1useless to spread the baited net
In the sight of any 2bird;
18 But they alie in wait for their own blood;
They ambush their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who agains by violence;
It takes away the life of its possessors.
20 aWisdom shouts in the street,
She 1lifts her voice in the square;
21 At the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:
22 “How long, O 1anaive ones, will you love 2being simple-minded?
And bscoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools chate knowledge?
Behold, I will apour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 “Because aI called and you brefused,
I cstretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
25 And you aneglected all my counsel
And did not bwant my reproof;
26 I will also alaugh at your bcalamity;
I will mock when your cdread comes,
27 When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a awhirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 “Then they will acall on me, but I will not answer;
They will bseek me diligently but they will not find me,
29 Because they ahated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord.
30 “They awould not accept my counsel,
They spurned all my reproof.
31 “So they shall aeat of the fruit of their own way
And be bsatiated with their own devices.
32 “For the awaywardness of the 1naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33 “But ahe who listens to me shall 1live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”
The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security
1 My son, if you will areceive my words
And btreasure my commandments within you,
2 aMake your ear attentive to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;
3 For if you cry for discernment,
1Lift your voice for understanding;
4 If you seek her as asilver
And search for her as for bhidden treasures;
5 Then you will discern the afear of the Lord
And discover the knowledge of God.
6 For athe Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a ashield to those who walk in integrity,
8 Guarding the paths of justice,
And He apreserves the way of His godly ones.
9 Then you will discern arighteousness and justice
And equity and every bgood course.
10 For awisdom will enter your heart
And bknowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 Discretion will aguard you,
Understanding will watch over you,
12 To adeliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks bperverse things;
13 From those who aleave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the bways of darkness;
14 Who adelight in doing evil
And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
15 Whose paths are acrooked,
And who are devious in their ways;
16 To adeliver you from the strange woman,
From the 1badulteress who flatters with her words;
17 That leaves the acompanion of her youth
And forgets the bcovenant of her God;
18 For aher house 1sinks down to death
And her tracks lead to the 2dead;
19 None awho go to her return again,
Nor do they reach the bpaths of life.
20 So you will awalk in the way of good men
And keep to the bpaths of the righteous.
21 For athe upright will 1live in the land
And bthe blameless will remain in it;
22 But athe wicked will be cut off from the land
1 My son, ado not forget my 1teaching,
But let your heart bkeep my commandments;
2 For alength of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.
3 Do not let akindness and truth leave you;
bBind them around your neck,
cWrite them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will afind favor and bgood 1repute
In the sight of God and man.
5 aTrust in the Lord with all your heart
And bdo not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways aacknowledge Him,
And He will bmake your paths straight.
7 aDo not be wise in your own eyes;
bFear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 It will be ahealing to your 1body
And brefreshment to your bones.
9 aHonor the Lord from your wealth
And from the bfirst of all your produce;
10 So your abarns will be filled with plenty
And your bvats will overflow with new wine.
11 aMy son, do not reject the 1discipline of the Lord
Or loathe His reproof,
12 For awhom the Lord loves He reproves,
Even bas a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
13 aHow blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.
14 For her aprofit is better than the profit of silver
And her gain better than fine gold.
15 She is amore precious than 1jewels;
And nothing you desire compares with her.
16 1aLong life is in her right hand;
In her left hand are briches and honor.
17 Her aways are pleasant ways
And all her paths are bpeace.
18 She is a atree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who hold her fast.
19 The Lord aby wisdom founded the earth,
By understanding He bestablished the heavens.
20 By His knowledge the adeeps were broken up
And the bskies drip with dew.
21 My son, alet them not 1vanish from your sight;
Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
22 So they will be alife to your soul
And badornment to your neck.
23 Then you will awalk in your way securely
And your foot will not bstumble.
24 When you alie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 aDo not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the 1bonslaught of the wicked when it comes;
26 For the Lord will be 1your confidence
And will akeep your foot from being caught.
27 aDo not withhold good from 1those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.
28 aDo not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
29 aDo not devise harm against your neighbor,
While he lives securely beside you.
30 aDo not contend with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.
31 aDo not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.
32 For the adevious are an abomination to the Lord;
But 1He is bintimate with the upright.
33 The acurse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He bblesses the dwelling of the righteous.
34 Though aHe scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet bHe gives grace to the afflicted.
35 aThe wise will inherit honor,
But fools 1display dishonor.
1 Hear, O sons, the ainstruction of a father,
And bgive attention that you may 1gain understanding,
2 For I give you 1sound ateaching;
bDo not abandon my 2instruction.
3 When I was a son to my father,
aTender and bthe only son in the sight of my mother,
4 Then he ataught me and said to me,
“Let your heart bhold fast my words;
cKeep my commandments and live;
5 aAcquire wisdom! bAcquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 “Do not forsake her, and she will guard you;
aLove her, and she will watch over you.
7 “aThe 1beginning of wisdom is: bAcquire wisdom;
And with all your acquiring, get understanding.
8 “aPrize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
9 “She will place aon your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”
10 Hear, my son, and aaccept my sayings
And the byears of your life will be many.
11 I have adirected you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in upright paths.
12 When you walk, your asteps will not be impeded;
And if you run, you bwill not stumble.
13 aTake hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your blife.
14 aDo not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
16 For they acannot sleep unless they do evil;
And 1they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
17 For they aeat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
18 But the apath of the righteous is like the blight of dawn,
That cshines brighter and brighter until the dfull day.
19 The away of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know over what they 1bstumble.
20 My son, agive attention to my words;
bIncline your ear to my sayings.
21 aDo not let them depart from your sight;
bKeep them in the midst of your heart.
22 For they are alife to those who find them
And bhealth to all 1their body.
23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For afrom it flow the springs of life.
24 Put away from you a adeceitful mouth
And bput devious 1speech far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your 1gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
26 aWatch the path of your feet
And all your bways will be established.
27 aDo not turn to the right nor to the left;
bTurn your foot from evil.
1 My son, agive attention to my wisdom,
bIncline your ear to my understanding;
2 That you may aobserve discretion
And your blips may reserve knowledge.
3 For the lips of an 1aadulteress bdrip honey
And csmoother than oil is her 2speech;
4 But in the end she is abitter as wormwood,
bSharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet ago down to death,
Her steps take hold of Sheol.
6 1She does not ponder the apath of life;
Her ways are bunstable, she cdoes not know it.
7 aNow then, my sons, listen to me
And bdo not depart from the words of my mouth.
8 aKeep your way far from her
And do not go near the bdoor of her house,
9 Or you will give your vigor to others
And your years to the cruel one;
10 And strangers will be filled with your strength
And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;
11 And you groan at your 1final end,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;
12 And you say, “How I have ahated instruction!
And my heart bspurned reproof!
13 “I have not listened to the voice of my ateachers,
Nor inclined my ear to my instructors!
14 “I was almost in utter ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
15 Drink water from your own cistern
And 1fresh water from your own well.
16 Should your asprings be dispersed abroad,
Streams of water in the streets?
And not for strangers with you.
18 Let your afountain be blessed,
And brejoice in the cwife of your youth.
19 As a loving ahind and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be 1exhilarated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an 1aadulteress
And embrace the bosom of a bforeigner?
21 For the aways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He bwatches all his paths.
22 His aown iniquities will capture the wicked,
And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
23 He will adie for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.
1 My son, if you have become asurety for your neighbor,
Have 1given a pledge for a stranger,
2 If you have been snared with the words of your mouth,
Have been caught with the words of your mouth,
3 Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;
Since you have come into the 1hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.
4 Give no asleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter’s hand
And like a abird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Go to the aant, O bsluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
7 Which, having ano chief,
Officer or ruler,
8 Prepares her food ain the summer
And gathers her provision in the harvest.
9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10 “aA little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to 1rest”—
11 aYour poverty will come in like a 1vagabond
And your need like 2an armed man.
12 A aworthless person, a wicked man,
Is the one who walks with a bperverse mouth,
13 Who awinks with his eyes, who 1signals with his feet,
Who 2points with his fingers;
14 Who with aperversity in his heart continually bdevises evil,
15 Therefore ahis calamity will come suddenly;
bInstantly he will be broken and there will be cno healing.
16 There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination 1to Him:
17 aHaughty eyes, a blying tongue,
And hands that cshed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises awicked plans,
bFeet that run rapidly to evil,
19 A afalse witness who utters lies,
And one who 1bspreads strife among brothers.
20 aMy son, observe the commandment of your father
And do not forsake the 1teaching of your mother;
21 aBind them continually on your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22 When you awalk about, 1they will guide you;
When you sleep, 1they will watch over you;
And when you awake, 1they will talk to you.
23 For athe commandment is a lamp and the 1teaching is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
24 To akeep you from the evil woman,
From the smooth tongue of the 1adulteress.
25 aDo not desire her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her beyelids.
26 For aon account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And 1an adulteress bhunts for the precious life.
27 Can a man 1take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
29 So is the one who agoes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her bwill not 1go unpunished.
30 1Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To asatisfy 2himself when he is hungry;
31 But when he is found, he must arepay sevenfold;
He must give all the 1substance of his house.
32 The one who commits adultery with a woman is alacking 1sense;
He who would bdestroy 2himself does it.
33 Wounds and disgrace he will find,
And his reproach will not be blotted out.
34 For ajealousy 1enrages a man,
And he will not spare in the bday of vengeance.
35 He will not 1accept any ransom,
1 My son, akeep my words
And treasure my commandments within you.
2 aKeep my commandments and live,
And my 1teaching bas the 2apple of your eye.
3 aBind them on your fingers;
bWrite them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend;
5 That they may keep you from an 1adulteress,
From the foreigner who 2flatters with her words.
6 For aat the window of my house
I looked out bthrough my lattice,
7 And I saw among the 1anaive,
And discerned among the 2youths
8 Passing through the street near aher corner;
And he 1takes the way to bher house,
9 In the atwilight, in the 1evening,
In the 2middle of the night and in the darkness.
10 And behold, a woman comes to meet him,
aDressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.
11 She is aboisterous and rebellious,
Her bfeet do not remain at home;
12 She is now in the streets, now ain the squares,
And blurks by every corner.
13 So she seizes him and kisses him
1And with a abrazen face she says to him:
14 “1I was due to offer apeace offerings;
Today I have bpaid my vows.
15 “Therefore I have come out to meet you,
To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.
16 “I have spread my couch with acoverings,
With colored blinens of Egypt.
With amyrrh, aloes and bcinnamon.
18 “Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with caresses.
19 “For 1my husband is not at home,
He has gone on a long journey;
20 He has taken a abag of money 1with him,
At the full moon he will come home.”
21 With her many persuasions she entices him;
With her 1aflattering lips she seduces him.
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as 1one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
23 Until an arrow pierces through his liver;
As a abird hastens to the snare,
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.
24 Now therefore, my sons, alisten to me,
And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25 Do not let your heart aturn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her paths.
26 For many are the 1victims she has cast down,
And anumerous are all her slain.
27 Her ahouse is the way to Sheol,
Descending to the chambers of death.
1 Does not awisdom call,
And understanding 1lift up her voice?
2 On top of athe heights beside the way,
Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 Beside the agates, at the opening to the city,
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:
And my voice is to the sons of men.
5 “O 1anaive ones, understand prudence;
And, O bfools, understand 2wisdom.
6 “Listen, for I will speak anoble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal bright things.
7 “For my amouth will utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 “All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing acrooked or perverted in them.
9 “They are all astraightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who bfind knowledge.
10 “Take my ainstruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choicest gold.
11 “For wisdom is abetter than 1jewels;
And ball desirable things cannot compare with her.
12 “I, wisdom, adwell with prudence,
And I find bknowledge and discretion.
13 “The afear of the Lord is to hate evil;
bPride and arrogance and cthe evil way
And the dperverted mouth, I hate.
14 “aCounsel is mine and bsound wisdom;
I am understanding, cpower is mine.
15 “By me akings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 “By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
17 “I alove those who love me;
And bthose who diligently seek me will find me.
18 “aRiches and honor are with me,
Enduring bwealth and righteousness.
19 “My fruit is abetter than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield better than bchoicest silver.
20 “I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
21 To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may afill their treasuries.
22 “The Lord possessed me aat the beginning of His way,
Before His works 1of old.
23 “From everlasting I was 1aestablished,
From the beginning, bfrom the earliest times of the earth.
24 “When there were no adepths I was 1brought forth,
When there were no springs abounding with water.
25 “aBefore the mountains were settled,
Before the hills I was 1brought forth;
26 While He had not yet made the earth and the 1fields,
Nor the first dust of the world.
27 “When He aestablished the heavens, I was there,
When bHe inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He made firm the skies above,
When the springs of the deep became 1fixed,
29 When aHe set for the sea its boundary
So that the water would not transgress His 1command,
When He marked out bthe foundations of the earth;
30 Then aI was beside Him, as a master workman;
And I was daily His delight,
1Rejoicing always before Him,
31 1Rejoicing in the world, His earth,
And having amy delight in the sons of men.
32 “Now therefore, O sons, alisten to me,
For bblessed are they who keep my ways.
33 “aHeed instruction and be wise,
And do not neglect it.
34 “aBlessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
35 “For ahe who finds me finds life
And bobtains favor from the Lord.
1 Wisdom has abuilt her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;
2 She has 1aprepared her food, she has bmixed her wine;
She has also cset her table;
3 She has asent out her maidens, she bcalls
From the ctops of the heights of the city:
4 “aWhoever is 1naive, let him turn in here!”
To him who blacks 2understanding she says,
5 “Come, aeat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 “1Forsake your folly and alive,
And bproceed in the way of understanding.”
7 He who acorrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man gets 1insults for himself.
8 aDo not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,
bReprove a wise man and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Teach a righteous man and he will aincrease his learning.
10 The afear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For aby me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
12 If you are wise, you are wise afor yourself,
And if you bscoff, you alone will bear it.
13 The 1woman of folly is aboisterous,
She is 2naive and bknows nothing.
14 She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by athe high places of the city,
15 Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight:
16 “aWhoever is 1naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks 2understanding she says,
And abread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the 1dead are there,
That her guests are in the adepths of Sheol.
Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked
1 The aproverbs of Solomon.
bA wise son makes a father glad,
But ca foolish son is a grief to his mother.
2 1aIll-gotten gains do not profit,
But righteousness delivers from death.
3 The Lord awill not allow the 1righteous to hunger,
But He bwill 2reject the craving of the wicked.
4 Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the ahand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
6 aBlessings are on the head of the righteous,
But bthe mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
7 The amemory of the righteous is blessed,
But bthe name of the wicked will rot.
8 The awise of heart will receive commands,
But 1a babbling fool will be 2ruined.
9 He awho walks in integrity walks securely,
But bhe who perverts his ways will be found out.
10 He awho winks the eye causes trouble,
And 1ba babbling fool will be 2ruined.
11 The amouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But bthe mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
But alove covers all transgressions.
13 On athe lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But ba rod is for the back of him who lacks 1understanding.
14 Wise men astore up knowledge,
But with bthe mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
15 The arich man’s wealth is his 1fortress,
The bruin of the poor is their poverty.
16 The 1awages of the righteous is life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.
17 He ais on the path of life who heeds instruction,
But he who ignores reproof goes astray.
18 He awho conceals hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.
19 When there are amany words, transgression is unavoidable,
But bhe who restrains his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the righteous is as achoice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 The alips of the righteous feed many,
But fools bdie for lack of 1understanding.
22 It is the ablessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it.
23 Doing wickedness is like asport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
24 What athe wicked fears will come upon him,
But the bdesire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the awhirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the brighteous has an everlasting foundation.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the alazy one to those who send him.
27 The afear of the Lord prolongs 1life,
But the byears of the wicked will be shortened.
28 The ahope of the righteous is gladness,
But the bexpectation of the wicked perishes.
29 The away of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright,
But bruin to the workers of iniquity.
30 The arighteous will never be shaken,
But bthe wicked will not dwell in the land.
31 The amouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,
But the bperverted tongue will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous bring forth awhat is acceptable,
But the bmouth of the wicked what is perverted.
Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
1 A afalse balance is an abomination to the Lord,
But a bjust weight is His delight.
2 When apride comes, then comes dishonor,
But with the humble is wisdom.
3 The aintegrity of the upright will guide them,
But the bcrookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
4 aRiches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But brighteousness delivers from death.
5 The arighteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But bthe wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will abe caught by their own greed.
7 When a wicked man dies, his aexpectation will perish,
And the bhope of strong men perishes.
8 The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked 1takes his place.
9 With his amouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the brighteous will be delivered.
10 When it agoes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
12 He who despises his neighbor lacks 1sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.
13 He awho goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is 1trustworthy bconceals a matter.
14 Where there is no aguidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is 1victory.
15 He who is aguarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it,
But he who hates 1being a guarantor is secure.
16 A agracious woman attains honor,
And ruthless men attain riches.
17 The amerciful man does 1himself good,
But the cruel man 2does himself harm.
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who asows righteousness gets a true reward.
19 He who is steadfast in arighteousness will attain to life,
And bhe who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the ablameless in their 1walk are His bdelight.
21 1Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the 2descendants of the righteous will be delivered.
22 As a aring of gold in a swine’s snout
So is a beautiful woman who lacks 1discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the aexpectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
25 The 1agenerous man will be 2prosperous,
And he who bwaters will himself be watered.
26 He who withholds grain, the apeople will curse him,
But bblessing will be on the head of him who csells it.
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But ahe who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
28 He who atrusts in his riches will fall,
But bthe righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
29 He who atroubles his own house will binherit wind,
And cthe foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
30 The fruit of the righteous is aa tree of life,
And bhe who is wise 1wins souls.
31 If athe righteous will be rewarded in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!
Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
1 Whoever loves 1discipline loves knowledge,
But he who hates reproof is stupid.
2 A agood man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man 1who devises evil.
3 A man will anot be established by wickedness,
But the root of the brighteous will not be moved.
4 An 1aexcellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like brottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
6 The awords of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
But the bmouth of the upright will deliver them.
7 The awicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the bhouse of the righteous will stand.
8 A man will be praised according to his insight,
But one of perverse 1mind will be despised.
9 Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant
Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
10 A arighteous man has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
11 He awho tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who pursues worthless things lacks 1sense.
12 The awicked man desires the 1booty of evil men,
But the root of the righteous byields fruit.
13 1An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the arighteous will escape from trouble.
14 A man will be asatisfied with good by the fruit of his 1words,
And the bdeeds of a man’s hands will return to him.
15 The away of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.
16 A afool’s anger is known at once,
But a prudent man conceals dishonor.
17 He who 1speaks truth tells what is right,
But a false witness, deceit.
18 There is one who aspeaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the btongue of the wise brings healing.
19 Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a alying tongue is only for a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.
21 aNo harm befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.
22 aLying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
23 A aprudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims folly.
24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the 1slack hand will be aput to forced labor.
25 aAnxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
But a bgood word makes it glad.
26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 A 1lazy man does not 2roast his prey,
But the aprecious possession of a man is diligence.
28 aIn the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
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