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On Life and Conduct
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.
The Value of a Good Name
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
The rich and the poor have a common bond,
The LORD is the maker of them all.
The LORD is the maker of them all.
The rich and the poor have this in common,
The Lord is the maker of them all.
The Lord is the maker of them all.
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,
But the simple pass on and are punished.
But the simple pass on and are punished.
The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD
Are riches, honor and life.
Are riches, honor and life.
By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.
Are riches and honor and life.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards himself will be far from them.
He who guards himself will be far from them.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards his soul will be far from them.
He who guards his soul will be far from them.
Train up a child in the way he should go,
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity,
And the rod of his fury will perish.
And the rod of his fury will perish.
He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.
For he gives some of his food to the poor.
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out,
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
I will be killed in the streets!”
The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be slain in the streets!”
I shall be slain in the streets!”
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;
He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.
He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.
The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;
He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.
He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
Sayings of the Wise
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
That they may be ready on your lips.
That they may be ready on your lips.
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
So that your trust may be in the LORD,
I have taught you today, even you.
I have taught you today, even you.
So that your trust may be in the Lord;
I have instructed you today, even you.
I have instructed you today, even you.
Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
Of counsels and knowledge,
Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
Of counsels and knowledge,
To make you know the certainty of the words of truth
That you may correctly answer him who sent you?
That you may correctly answer him who sent you?
Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;
Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
For the LORD will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.
And take the life of those who rob them.
For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
Do not associate with a man given to anger;
Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a furious man do not go,
And with a furious man do not go,
Or you will learn his ways
And find a snare for yourself.
And find a snare for yourself.
Lest you learn his ways
And set a snare for your soul.
And set a snare for your soul.
Do not be among those who give pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take your bed from under you?
Why should he take your bed from under you?
If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take away your bed from under you?
Why should he take away your bed from under you?
Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
Which your fathers have set.