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\c 21
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\v 1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh;
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\q he directs it wherever he pleases.
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\q
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\v 2 Every person's way may seem right to him in his own eyes,
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\q but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.
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\q
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\v 3 To do what is right and just
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\q is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
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\q
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\v 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
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\q the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
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\q
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\v 5 The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity,
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\q but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty.
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\v 6 Acquiring riches by a lying tongue
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\q is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.
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\v 7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
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\q for they refuse to do what is just.
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\v 8 The way of a guilty person is crooked,
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\q but the one who is pure does what is right.
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\v 9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
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\q than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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\v 10 The appetite of the wicked craves evil;
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\q his neighbor sees no kindness in his eyes.
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\v 11 When the mocker is punished, the untaught become wise,
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\q and when the wise person is instructed, he increases in knowledge.
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\v 12 The one who does right watches the house of the wicked;
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\q he brings down the wicked to ruin.
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\v 13 The one who will not hear the cry of poor people,
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\q when he also cries out, he will not be heard.
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\v 14 A gift in secret appeases anger,
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\q and a concealed gift takes away strong wrath.
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\q
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\v 15 When justice is done, it brings joy to one who does right,
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\q but it brings terror to evildoers.
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\v 16 The one who wanders from the way of understanding,
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\q he will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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\v 17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
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\q the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
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\v 18 A wicked person becomes ransom for the one who does right,
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\q and the treacherous is ransom for the upright.
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\v 19 It is better to live in the desert
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\q than with a woman who stirs up strife and complains too much.
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\v 20 Precious treasure and oil are in the home of the wise,
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\q but a foolish man wastes them.
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\v 21 The one who does right and is kind—
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\q this person finds life, righteousness, and honor.
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\v 22 A wise man goes up against the city of the mighty,
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\q and he brings down the stronghold that defended it.
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\v 23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
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\q keeps himself out of trouble.
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\v 24 The proud and haughty person—"mocker" is his name—
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\q acts with arrogant pride.
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\v 25 The desire of the lazy kills him,
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\q for his hands refuse to work.
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\v 26 All day long he craves and craves more,
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\q but the one who does right gives and does not hold back.
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\v 27 The sacrifice of wicked people is detestable;
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\q it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives.
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\v 28 A false witness will perish,
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\q but the one who listens will speak for all time.
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\v 29 A wicked man makes his face hard,
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\q but an upright person is certain about his ways.
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\f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa but an upright person thinks about his way \fqb \f*
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\v 30 There is no wisdom, understanding,
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\q or advice that can stand against Yahweh.
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\v 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
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\q but the victory belongs to Yahweh.
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