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An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.
but delight in airing their own opinions.
A fool has no delight in understanding,
But in expressing his own heart.
But in expressing his own heart.
When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
and with shame comes reproach.
and with shame comes reproach.
When the wicked comes, contempt comes also;
And with dishonor comes reproach.
And with dishonor comes reproach.
The words of the mouth are deep waters,
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
It is not good to be partial to the wicked
and so deprive the innocent of justice.
and so deprive the innocent of justice.
It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.
and their mouths invite a beating.
A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
And his mouth calls for blows.
The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
they go down to the inmost parts.
One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.
is brother to one who destroys.
He who is slothful in his work
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.
the righteous run to it and are safe.
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own esteem.
And like a high wall in his own esteem.
Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.
but humility comes before honor.
Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.
And before honor is humility.
To answer before listening —
that is folly and shame.
that is folly and shame.
He who answers a matter before he hears it,
It is folly and shame to him.
It is folly and shame to him.
The human spirit can endure in sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?
but a crushed spirit who can bear?
The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness,
But who can bear a broken spirit?
But who can bear a broken spirit?
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
A gift opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
A man’s gift makes room for him,
And brings him before great men.
And brings him before great men.
In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
The first one to plead his cause seems right,
Until his neighbor comes and examines him.
Until his neighbor comes and examines him.
Casting the lot settles disputes
and keeps strong opponents apart.
and keeps strong opponents apart.
Casting lots causes contentions to cease,
And keeps the mighty apart.
And keeps the mighty apart.
A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.
The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the Lord.
and receives favor from the Lord.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And obtains favor from the Lord.
And obtains favor from the Lord.
The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
but the rich answer harshly.
The poor man uses entreaties,
But the rich answers roughly.
But the rich answers roughly.