American Standard Version of 1901
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A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;But he that followeth after {Or, vain things}vain persons is void of understanding.
The wicked desireth {Or, the prey}the net of evil men;But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
In the transgression of the lips is {Or, an evil snare}a snare to the evil man;But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting,That was to my reproach.
For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, {Psalm 69:9}The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.