and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech,
therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil,
a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life.
Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned?
People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
For jealousy makes a man furious, and he will not spare when he takes revenge.
and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense,
And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.
For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey;
he took a bag of money with him; at full moon he will come home.”
All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast
till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life.
for many a victim has she laid low, and all her slain are a mighty throng.
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always,
Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.
The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.
Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers.
A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.
A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.
The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.
The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
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