17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
19 So that your trust may be in the Lord;
I have instructed you today, even you.
20 Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
21 pThat I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,
qThat you may answer words of truth
To those who 4send to you?
22 Do not rob the rpoor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 sFor the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a tfurious man do not go,
And set a snare for your soul.
26 uDo not be one of those who 5shakes hands in a pledge,
One of those who is 6surety for debts;
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take away your bed from under you?
28 vDo not remove the ancient 7landmark
Which your fathers have set.
29 Do you see a man who 8excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before 9unknown men.
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