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| 1
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth
not rebuke. |
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A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does
not listen to rebuke. |
1
A wise son [accepts his] father's discipline, But a scoffer
does not listen to rebuke. |
| 2
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul
of the transgressors shall eat violence. |
2
From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good, but the desire
of the treacherous is for violence. |
2
From the fruit of a man's mouth he enjoys good, But the desire
of the treacherous is violence. |
| 3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth
wide his lips shall have destruction. |
3
He who guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide
his lips comes to ruin. |
3
The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who
opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
| 4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the
soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
4
The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing, while the
soul of the diligent is richly supplied. |
4
The soul of the sluggard craves and [gets] nothing, But the
soul of the diligent is made fat. |
| 5
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome,
and cometh to shame. |
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A righteous man hates falsehood, but a wicked man acts shamefully
and disgracefully. |
5
A righteous man hates falsehood, But a wicked man acts disgustingly
and shamefully. |
| 6
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness
overthroweth the sinner. |
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Righteousness guards him whose way is upright, but sin overthrows
the wicked. |
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Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness
subverts the sinner. |
| 7
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is
that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. |
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One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends
to be poor, yet has great wealth. |
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There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; [Another]
pretends to be poor, but has great wealth. |
| 8
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth
not rebuke. |
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The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man has
no means of redemption. |
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The ransom of a man's life is his riches, But the poor hears
no rebuke. |
| 9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked
shall be put out. |
9
The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked
will be put out. |
9
The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked
goes out. |
| 10
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is
wisdom. |
10
By insolence the heedless make strife, but with those who take
advice is wisdom. |
10
Through presumption comes nothing but strife, But with those
who receive counsel is wisdom. |
| 11
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth
by labour shall increase. |
11
Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but he who gathers little
by little will increase it. |
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Wealth [obtained] by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers
by labor increases [it.] |
| 12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life. |
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is
a tree of life. |
12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is
a tree of life. |
| 13
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth
the commandment shall be rewarded. |
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He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but
he who respects the commandment will be rewarded. |
13
The one who despises the word will be in debt to it, But the
one who fears the commandment will be rewarded. |
| 14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the
snares of death. |
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The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may
avoid the snares of death. |
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The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside
from the snares of death. |
| 15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors
is hard. |
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Good sense wins favor, but the way of the faithless is their
ruin. |
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Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous
is hard. |
| 16
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth
open his folly. |
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In everything a prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool
flaunts his folly. |
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Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool displays folly. |
| 17
A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador
is health. |
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A bad messenger plunges men into trouble, but a faithful envoy
brings healing. |
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A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But a faithful envoy
[brings] healing. |
| 18
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction:
but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. |
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Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but
he who heeds reproof is honored. |
18
Poverty and shame [will come] to him who neglects discipline,
But he who regards reproof will be honored. |
| 19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination
to fools to depart from evil. |
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A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul; but to turn away from
evil is an abomination to fools. |
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Desire realized is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination
to fools to depart from evil. |
| 20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion
of fools shall be destroyed. |
20
He who walks with wise men becomes wise, but the companion of
fools will suffer harm. |
20
He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of
fools will suffer harm. |
| 21
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. |
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Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous. |
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Adversity pursues sinners, But the righteous will be rewarded
with prosperity. |
| 22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children:
and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. |
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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous. |
22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. |
| 23
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is
destroyed for want of judgment. |
23
The fallow ground of the poor yields much food, but it is swept
away through injustice. |
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Abundant food [is in] the fallow ground of the poor, But it
is swept away by injustice. |
| 24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes. |
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He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is
diligent to discipline him. |
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He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines
him diligently. |
| 25
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the
belly of the wicked shall want. |
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The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly
of the wicked suffers want. |
25
The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach
of the wicked is in want. |
