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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.
Choose a good reputation over great riches;
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
being held in high esteem is better than silver or 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 poor have this in common:
The LORD made them both.
The LORD made them both.
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 person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD
Are riches, honor and life.
Are riches, honor and life.
True humility and fear of the LORD
lead to riches, honor, and long life.
lead to riches, honor, and long 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.
Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
whoever values life will avoid it.
whoever values life will avoid it.
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.
Direct your children onto the right path,
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
so 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.
Blessed are those who are generous,
because they feed the poor.
because they feed the poor.
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out,
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
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.
Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech
will have the king as a friend.
will have the king as a 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 LORD preserves those with knowledge,
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
I will be killed in the streets!”
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
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 dangerous trap;
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
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.
A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
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.
A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Sayings of the Wise
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Sayings of the Wise
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
Listen to the words of the wise;
apply your heart to my instruction.
apply your heart to my instruction.
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 good to keep these sayings in your heart
and always ready on your lips.
and always ready on 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.
I am teaching you today — yes, you —
so you will trust in the LORD.
so you will trust in the LORD.
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?
In this way, you may know the truth
and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
and take an accurate report to those 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;
Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.
or exploit the needy in court.
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 is their defender.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
Do not associate with a man given to anger;
Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Don’t befriend angry people
or associate with hot-tempered people,
or associate with hot-tempered people,
Or you will learn his ways
And find a snare for yourself.
And find a snare for yourself.
or you will learn to be like them
and endanger your soul.
and endanger your soul.
Do not be among those who give pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for someone else.
or put up security for someone else.
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 can’t pay it,
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
Which your fathers have set.
Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
set up by previous generations.