Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity
Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Also, {Or, desire without knowledge is not good}that the soul be without knowledge is not good;
And he that hasteth with his feet {Or, misseth his way}sinneth.
The foolishness of man subverteth his way;
And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Wealth addeth many friends;
But {Or, the friend of the poor separated himself from him}the poor is separated from his friend.
A false witness shall not be unpunished;
And he that {Hebrew: breatheth out.}uttereth lies shall not escape.
Many will entreat the favor of {Or, a prince}the liberal man;
And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
All the brethren of the poor do hate him:
How much more do his friends go far from him!
{Or, he pursueth after words, which are nought}He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.
He that getteth {Hebrew: heart.}wisdom loveth his own soul:
He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
A false witness shall not be unpunished;
And he that {Hebrew: breatheth out.}uttereth lies shall perish.
Delicate living is not seemly for a fool;
Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger;
And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion;
But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father;
And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers;
But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul;
But he that {Hebrew: despiseth.}is careless of his ways shall die.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah,
And his good deed will he pay him again.
Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope;
And set not thy heart on {Hebrew: causing him to die.}his destruction.
A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty;
For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
Hear counsel, and receive {Or, correction}instruction,
That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
There are many devices in a man's heart;
But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness;
And a poor man is better than a liar.
The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life;
And he that hath it shall abide satisfied;
He shall not be visited with evil.
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother,
Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
Cease, my son, to hear instruction
Only to err from the words of knowledge.
A worthless witness mocketh at justice;
And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
And stripes for the back of fools.
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Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,Seeing he hath no {Hebrew: heart.}understanding?
For whoso findeth me findeth life,And shall {Hebrew: draw forth.}obtain favor of Jehovah.
My son, if thou wilt receive my words,And lay up my commandments with thee;
So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom,And apply thy heart to understanding;
Yea, if thou cry after discernment,And lift up thy voice for understanding;
If thou seek her as silver,And search for her as for hid treasures:
Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah,And find the knowledge of God.
For Jehovah giveth wisdom;Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:
He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; {Or, And a shield for &c.}He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;
{Or, That they may keep}That he may guard the paths of justice, {Or, Yea he preserveth}And preserve the way of his saints.
Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice,And equity, yea, every good path.
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
But he that {Or, misseth me}sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:All they that hate me love death.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:And happy is every one that retaineth her.
He that loveth his {life in these places represent two different Greek words}life loseth it; and he that hateth his {life in these places represent two different Greek words}life in this world shall keep it unto {life in these places represent two different Greek words}life eternal.
My son, let them not depart from thine eyes;Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
For, {Psalm 34:12 ff.}He that would love life,And see good days,Let him refrain his tongue from evil,And his lips that they speak no guile:
And he taught me, and said unto me:Let thy heart retain my words;Keep my commandments, and live;
Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee;Love her, and she will keep thee.
Let them not depart from thine eyes;Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
He that {Or, handleth a matter wisely}giveth heed unto the word shall find good;And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee,If they be established together upon thy lips.
Moreover by them is thy servant warned:In keeping them there is great reward.
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him.