1   The proverbs of Solomon:

  A wise son brings joy to his father;
  a foolish son is his mother's bane.
   2   Ill-gotten wealth brings no profit;
  uprightness is a safeguard against death.
   3   The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, ^note
  but he disappoints the cravings ^note of the wicked.
   4   Idle hands make a man poor;
  busy hands grow rich.
   5   A thoughtful son puts by in summer;
  a son who sleeps at harvest is a disgrace.
   6   Blessings are showered on the righteous;
  the wicked are choked by their own violence.
   7   The righteous are remembered in blessings;

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  the name of the wicked turns rotten.
   8   A wise man takes a command to heart;
  a foolish talker comes to grief.
   9   A blameless life makes for security;
  crooked ways bring a man down.
   10   To wink at a fault causes trouble;
  a frank rebuke leads to peace. ^note
   11   The words of good men are a fountain of life;
  the wicked are choked by their own violence.
   12   Hate is always picking a quarrel,
  but love turns a blind eye to every fault.
   13   The man of understanding has wisdom on his lips;
  a rod is in store for the back of the fool.
   14   Wise men lay up knowledge;
  when a fool speaks, ruin is near.
   15   A rich man's wealth is his strong city,
  but poverty is the undoing of the helpless.
   16   The good man's labour is his livelihood;
  the wicked man's earnings bring him to a bad end.
   17   Correction is the high road to life;
  neglect reproof and you miss the way.
   18   There is no spite in a just man's ^note talk;
  it is the stupid who are fluent with calumny.
   19   When men talk too much, sin is never far away;
  common sense holds its tongue.
   20   A good man's tongue is pure silver;
  the heart of the wicked is trash.
   21   The lips of a good man teach ^note many,
  but fools perish for want of sense.
   22   The blessing of the Lord brings riches
  and he sends no sorrow with them.
   23   Lewdness is sport for the stupid;
  wisdom a delight to men of understanding.
   24   The fears of the wicked will overtake them;
  the desire of the righteous will be granted.
   25   When the whirlwind has passed by, the wicked are gone;
  the foundations of the righteous are eternal.
   26   Like vinegar on the teeth or smoke in the eyes,
  so is the lazy servant to his master.
   27   The fear of the Lord brings length of days;
  the years of the wicked are few.

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   28   The hope of the righteous blossoms;
  the expectation of the wicked withers away.
   29   The way of the Lord gives refuge to the honest man,
  but dismays those who do evil.
   30   The righteous man will never be shaken;
  the wicked shall not remain on earth.
   31   Wisdom flows from the mouth of the righteous;
  the subversive tongue will be rooted out.
   32   The righteous man can suit his words to the occasion;
  the wicked know only subversive talk.

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