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1 False balances are an abomination before the Lord:
But a just weight is acceptable unto him.
2 Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace:
But the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.
3 When a just man dies he leaves regret:
But the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.
5 Righteousness traces out blameless paths:
But ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.
6 The righteousness of upright men delivers them:
But transgressors are caught in their own destruction.
7 At the death of a just man his hope does not perish:
But the boast of the ungodly perishes.
8 A righteous man escapes from a snare,
And the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.
9 In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens:
But the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
10 In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers:
11 But by the mouths of ungodly men it is overthrown.
12 A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens:
But a sensible man is quiet.
13 A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly:
But he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.
14 They that have no guidance fall like leaves:
But in much counsel there is safety.
15 A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man:
And he hates the sound of safety.
16 A gracious wife brings glory to her husband:
But a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonor.
The slothful come to want:
But the diligent support themselves with wealth.
17 A merciful man does good to his own soul:
But the merciless destroys his own body.
18 An ungodly man performs unrighteous works:
But the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
19 A righteous son is born for life:
But the persecution of the ungodly ends in death.
20 Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord:
But all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
21 He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished:
But he that sows righteousness shall receive a faithful reward.
22 As an ornament in a swine’s snout,
So is beauty to an ill-minded woman.
23 All the desire of the righteous is good:
But the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
24 There are some who scatter their own, and make it more:
And there are some also who gather, yet have less.
25 Every sincere soul is blessed:
But a passionate man is not graceful.
26 May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation:
But blessing be on the head of him that gives it.
27 He that devises good counsels seeks good favor:
But as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him.
28 He that trusts in wealth shall fall;
But he that helps righteous men shall rise.
29 He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind;
And the fool shall be servant to the wise man.
30 Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life;
But the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.
31 If the righteous scarcely be saved,
Where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?