- 1. ¶ FALSE scales are an abomination to the LORD; but just weights are his delight.
- 2. ¶ Where baseness comes, then comes shame; but with the meek is wisdom.
- 3. ¶ The hope of the upright shall be granted; but the pride of the wicked shall be destroyed.
- 4. ¶ Riches profit not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivers from death.
- 5. ¶ The righteousness of the upright shall direct his way; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
- 6. The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; but the transgressors shall be caught in their own wickedness.
- 7. ¶ When a wicked man dies, his expectation perishes; and the hope of the evil doers perishes.
- 8. ¶ The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead.
- 9. ¶ With his mouth a wicked man destroys his neighbor; but through knowledge shall the righteous be strengthened.
- 10. ¶ When it goes well with the righteous, the city becomes powerful; and when the wicked perish, there is rejoicing.
- 11. By the blessings of the upright the city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
- 12. ¶ He who despises his neighbor lacks understanding; but a man of prudence lives in peace.
- 13. An adversary reveals secrets; but he who is faithful in his spirit conceals the matter.
- 14. ¶ A people who have no leader shall fall; but in the multitude of counsels there is deliverance.
- 15. ¶ The wicked oppresses the righteous when he meets him, because he hates those who wait and hope.
- 16. ¶ A gracious woman sustains the honor of her husband; a woman who hates the truth is the seat of dishonor. Lazy men are in want even when they are rich; and strong men retain knowledge.
- 17. ¶ A pious man does good to his soul; but he who is cruel destroys his own flesh.
- 18. ¶ The wicked man does a deceitful work; but he who sows righteousness has a true reward.
- 19. ¶ A son who is reared in righteousness lives long; but he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
- 20. ¶ Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD; but those who are upright in their way are his delight.
- 21. ¶ He who stretches out his hand against his neighbor shall not go unpunished: but the offspring of the righteous shall be delivered.
- 22. ¶ Like a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a beautiful woman without discretion.
- 23. ¶ The desire of the righteous is only good; but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
- 24. ¶ There is he who scatters his own seed abroad, and yet brings in plenty; and there is he who gathers that which is not his, and yet has less.
- 25. ¶ The liberal soul shall be enriched; and the accursed one shall be cursed more.
- 26. ¶ He who holds back grain in the day of distress shall fall into the hands of his enemies; but a blessing shall be upon the head of him who sells it.
- 27. ¶ He who diligently seeks good procures favor; but he who seeks mischief, it shall come upon him.
- 28. ¶ He who trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish like green leaves.
- 29. ¶ He who builds his house with deceit shall leave to his children sorrows; and he who fails to make his household tranquil shall bequeath the wind to his children; and the fool shall be servant to the wise.
- 30. ¶ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; but the souls of the wicked shall be driven out.
- 31. ¶ If the righteous lives in difficulty, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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