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\v 1 These are the proverbs of Solomon:
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\q A child who lives according to wisdom makes his father happy;
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\q2 but if a child does foolish things, he causes his mother to be very sad.
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\q1
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\v 2 Riches that you got by being dishonest will not have any value;
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\q2 but when you do what is right, you will be protected from death.
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\q1
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\v 3 Yahweh does not allow people who do right to starve,
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\q2 but he will makes it impossible for wicked people to get what they want.
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\q1
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\v 4 A lazy person who will not work becomes poor;
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\q2 those who work hard become rich.
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\q1
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\v 5 He is wise who harvests the crops when they are ready to be gathered;
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\q2 but it would be shameful for him to sleep while others are harvesting the crop.
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\q1
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\v 6 Those who do right will receive many good gifts from God;
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\q2 but those who do wicked things cover their violence so they cannot be seen.
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\q1
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\v 7 When we remember those who do what is right, we get a blessing from Yahweh;
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\q2 but we cannot remember the names of the wicked.
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\q1
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\v 8 Wise people follow good instructions,
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\q2 but a fool who talks too much will fail.
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\q1
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\v 9 An honest person lives his life and has nothing to hide;
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\q2 but one who is dishonest—his lies will be discovered.
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\q1
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\v 10 The one who winks his eye signals others to help him do something that is wrong,
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\q2 and a fool will be ruined because he talks too much.
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\q1
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\v 11 A person who does right is like a spring that gives life-saving water;
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\q2 but the wicked person hides his brutality by his words.
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\q1
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\v 12 Hatred has the power to start many arguments;
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\q but love covers anything that may hurt us.
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\q1
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\v 13 Those who have good sense say what is wise,
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\q2 but people who do not have good judgment must be punished.
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\q1
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\v 14 Wise people continue to learn all that they can,
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\q2 but when foolish people speak, they will soon experience destruction.
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\q1
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\v 15 The wealth that rich people have protects them like a city is protected by a strong wall around it ,
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\q2 but because people are poor, they have no one to help them.
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\q1
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\v 16 If you do what is right, your reward will lead you to life,
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\q2 but all that sinful people gain is the ability to sin even more.
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\q1
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\v 17 Life can be found by the one who is trained by discipline;
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\q2 but the one who will not listen to correction wanders away.
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\q1
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\v 18 Those who hide their hatred of others, must lie to cover it up.
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\q2 and those who repeat slander are foolish.
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\q1
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\v 19 When people talk a lot, sin is sure to follow;
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\q2 if you are wise, you will always be careful about what you say.
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\q1
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\v 20 The one who does right
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\q1 is like pure silver;
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\q1 there is little value in the heart of the one who does wicked things.
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\q1
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\v 21 What those who do right say benefits many,
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\q2 but foolish people die because they lack good sense.
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\v 22 Yahweh gives good gifts that make some people wealthy,
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\q2 and he does not make them suffer for it.
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\v 23 Foolish people play games when they do what is wrong,
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\q2 but people with understanding enjoy wisdom.
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\v 24 What the wicked fear will happen to them;
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\q1 those who do what is right will get what they hoped for.
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\v 25 Wicked people are like the storm that comes and then it is gone.
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\q2 but those who do right are like a foundation that lasts forever.
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\v 26 Like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes,
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\q1 that is what the lazy man is like to the one who hired him.
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\v 27 If you give Yahweh the respect he deserves, you will live for a long time;
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\q2 but wicked people die before they become old.
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\q1
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\v 28 Those who do right have hope in their joy,
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\q2 but the wicked can expect their lives to be short.
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\q1
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\v 29 Following Yahweh brings protection to those who keep their promises;
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\q2 but those who do not follow him find out he destroys those who do what is evil.
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\v 30 Those who do right will never be defeated,
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\q2 but wicked people will not have a home.
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\q1
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\v 31 Wisdom is like a fruit that those who do right bear,
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\q2 but Yahweh will cut out the deceitful tongue.
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\q1
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\v 32 Those who do right know the words Yahweh permits them to speak,
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\q2 but wicked people say what Yahweh has forbidden.
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