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\c 18
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\v 1 The one who keeps himself away from other people will only live for his own desires,
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\q2 and he never acts with good judgment.
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\v 2 A foolish person does not enjoy understanding anything;
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\q2 he only wants to tell others what he thinks.
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\v 3 A wicked person comes, and with them comes the contempt they have for other people—
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\q2 and then comes shame and disgrace following along.
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\v 4 The words a man speaks are like the deep waters of an ocean
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\q2 or a fountain that flows with wisdom.
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\v 5 When the wicked are treated with special honor, it is not good,
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\q2 and it is not good to refuse to give justice to those who do what is right.
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\v 6 A foolish person says things that start arguments;
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\q2 he says things that make other people want to beat him with a stick.
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\v 7 A foolish person brings himself to ruin by the things he says;
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\q2 his very words set a trap in which he will be caught.
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\v 8 When a person gossips, his words are as sweet to other people as candy is in their mouths,
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\q2 and they love to listen to them.
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\v 9 The person who does a poor job when he is working
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\q2 is a relative to the one who destroys everything.
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\v 10 The name of Yahweh is like a castle that can never be overrun;
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\q2 those who do what is right run for safety into it, and in the fortress of his name, they are safe.
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\v 11 The wealthy person depends on his wealth as a city depends on its fortifications;
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\q2 he thinks it protects him as well as a high wall.
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\v 12 When a person is about to be ruined, it is his proud heart that brings his destruction,
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\q2 but before a person can gain great honor, he must first learn to become humble.
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\v 13 A person who gives you an answer before he listens to you—
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\q2 there is nothing more foolish
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\q2 and nothing that gives him more shame.
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\v 14 A person may survive a terrible sickness in his body,
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\q2 but if he feels his inner self is crushed, how can he survive?
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\v 15 Intelligent people have a desire to get more and more knowledge,
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\q2 and wise people will find someone to teach them even more knowledge.
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\v 16 If you take a gift to an important person, you will open the way to allow you to talk to him.
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\v 17 The first person to present his case before a judge seems right
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\q2 until the other side comes and questions him.
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\v 18 When there are two strong people having a dispute,
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\q2 casting lots can help to settle the dispute.
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\v 19 If you offend your brother, finding a way to have peace with him again
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\q2 may be harder than waging a battle to win a city.
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\q2 and having an argument is more difficult to overcome
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\q2 than breaking down the bars of a castle.
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\v 20 The words a person speaks can bring satisfaction to himself,
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\q2 like the food he eats satisfies his stomach.
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\v 21 People are able to kill others or keep them alive by means of what they say.
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\q2 And there is danger for those who love the power of their speaking.
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\v 22 The one who finds a wife, finds something so good it is a gift to bless his life,
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\q2 and it is Yahweh who gives him this wonderful gift.
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\v 23 A poor person desperately begs for mercy,
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but a rich person is rude when he answers.
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\v 24 One person says that he has many friends, but his life is ruined by them;
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\q2 but there is a friend who stands with us through everything,
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\q2 and he is always close at our side, even closer than a brother.
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