86 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown
86 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown
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###### 1
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Better is a dry morsel and tranquility with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.
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###### 2
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A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
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###### 3
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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But Yahweh tests hearts.
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###### 4
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An evildoer gives heed to lips of wickedness; A liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
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###### 5
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He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at disaster will not go unpunished.
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###### 6
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Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the beauty of sons is their fathers.
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###### 7
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Excellent lips are not fitting for a wicked fool, Even less are lying lips for a noble man.
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###### 8
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A bribe is a charm in the eyes of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
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###### 9
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He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates close companions.
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###### 10
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A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands Than a hundred blows into a fool.
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###### 11
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A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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###### 12
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Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
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###### 13
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He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
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###### 14
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The beginning of strife is _like_ letting out water, So abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
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###### 15
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He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
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Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom, When he has no heart _of wisdom_?
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###### 17
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A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
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###### 18
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A man lacking a heart _of wisdom_ strikes his hands _in pledge_ And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
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###### 19
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He who loves transgression loves quarreling; He who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
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###### 20
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He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who is perverted in his tongue falls into evil.
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###### 21
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He who begets a fool _does so_ to his grief, And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.
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###### 22
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A glad heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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###### 23
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A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To thrust aside the paths of justice.
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###### 24
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Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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###### 25
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A foolish son is a vexation to his father And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
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###### 26
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It is also not good to punish the righteous, _Nor_ to strike the noble for _their_ uprightness.
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###### 27
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He who holds back his words has knowledge, And he who has a cool spirit is a man of discernment.
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###### 28
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Even an ignorant fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is _considered_ understanding.
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