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\c 22
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\q
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\v 1 A good name is to be chosen over great riches
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\q and favor is better than silver and gold.
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\q
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\v 2 Rich and poor people have this in common—
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\q Yahweh is the maker of all of them.
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\q
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\v 3 A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself,
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\q but the naive go on and suffer because of it.
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\q
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\v 4 The reward for humility and fear of Yahweh
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\q is riches, honor, and life.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 5 Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse;
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\q whoever guards his life will keep far from them.
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\q
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\v 6 Teach a child the way he should go
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\q and when he is old he will not turn away from that instruction.
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\q
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\v 7 Rich people rule over poor people
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\q and one who borrows is a slave to the one who lends.
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\q
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\v 8 He who sows injustice will reap trouble
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\q and the rod of his fury will fade away.
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\q
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\v 9 The one who has a generous eye will be blessed,
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\q for he shares his bread with the poor.
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\q
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\v 10 Drive away the mocker, and out goes strife;
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\q disputes and insults will cease.
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\q
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\v 11 The one who loves a pure heart
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\q and whose speech is gracious,
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\q he will have the king for his friend.
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\q
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\v 12 The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge,
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\q but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.
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\q
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\v 13 The lazy person says, "There is a lion in the street!
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\q I will be killed in the open places."
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\q
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\v 14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;
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\q Yahweh's anger is stirred up against anyone who falls into it.
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\q
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\v 15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child,
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\q but the rod of discipline drives it far away.
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\q
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\v 16 The one who oppresses poor people to increase his wealth,
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\q or gives to rich people, will come to poverty.
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\q
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\v 17 Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise
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\q and apply your heart to my knowledge,
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\q
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\v 18 for it will be pleasant for you if you keep them within you,
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\q if all of them are ready on your lips.
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\q
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\v 19 So your trust may be in Yahweh,
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\q I teach them to you today—even to you.
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\q
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\v 20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings
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\q of instruction and knowledge,
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\q
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\v 21 to teach you truth in these trustworthy words,
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\q so you may give trustworthy answers to those who sent you?
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\v 22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
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\q or crush the needy at the gate,
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\q
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\v 23 for Yahweh will plead their case,
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\q and he will rob of life those who robbed them.
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\q
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\v 24 Do not make a friend of someone who is ruled by anger
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\q and you must not go with one who rages,
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\q
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\v 25 or you will learn his ways
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\q and you will take bait for your soul.
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\q
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\v 26 Do not be one who strikes hands in making a pledge,
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\q or who puts up security for debts.
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\q
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\v 27 If you lack the means to pay,
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\q what could stop someone from taking away your bed from under you?
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\s5
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\q
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\v 28 Do not remove the ancient boundary stone
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\q that your fathers have set.
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\q
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\v 29 Do you see a man skilled at his work? He will stand before kings;
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\q he will not stand before common people.
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