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- Chapter 10 -

The righteous and the unrighteous

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These are the proverbs of Solomon: A child who lives according to wisdom makes his father happy; but if a child does foolish things, he causes his mother to be very sad.
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Riches that you got by being dishonest will not have any value; but when you do what is right, you will be protected from death.
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Yahweh does not allow people who do right to starve, but he will make it impossible for wicked people to get what they want.
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A lazy person who will not work becomes poor; those who work hard become rich.
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He is wise who harvests the crops when they are ready to be gathered; but it would be shameful for him to sleep while others are harvesting the crop.
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Those who do right will receive many good gifts from God; but those who do wicked things cover their violence so they cannot be seen.
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When we remember those who do what is right, we get a blessing from Yahweh; but we cannot remember the names of the wicked.
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Wise people follow good instructions, but a fool who talks too much will fail.
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An honest person lives his life and has nothing to hide; but one who is dishonest, his lies will be discovered.
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The one who winks his eye signals others to help him do something that is wrong, and a fool will be ruined because he talks too much.
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A person who does right is like a spring that gives life-saving water; but the wicked person hides his brutality by his words.
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Hatred has the power to start many arguments; but love covers anything that may hurt us.
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Those who have good sense say what is wise, but people who do not have good judgment must be punished.
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Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they will soon experience destruction.
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The wealth that rich people have protects them like a city is protected by a strong wall around it, but because people are poor, they have no one to help them.
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If you do what is right, your reward will lead you to life, but all that sinful people gain is the ability to sin even more.
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Life can be found by the one who is trained by discipline; but the one who will not listen to correction wanders away.
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Those who hide their hatred of others, must lie to cover it up, and those who repeat slander are foolish.
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When people talk a lot, sin is sure to follow; if you are wise, you will always be careful about what you say.
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The one who does right is like pure silver; there is little value in the heart of the one who does wicked things.
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What those who do right say benefits many, but foolish people die because they lack good sense.
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Yahweh gives good gifts that make some people wealthy, and he does not make them suffer for it.

The fear of the Lord brings life

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Foolish people play games when they do what is wrong, but people with understanding enjoy wisdom.
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What the wicked fear will happen to them; those who do what is right will get what they hoped for.
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Wicked people are like the storm that comes and then it is gone, but those who do right are like a foundation that lasts forever.
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Like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes, that is what the lazy man is like to the one who hired him.
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If you give Yahweh the respect he deserves, you will live for a long time; but wicked people die before they become old.
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Those who do right have hope in their joy, but the wicked can expect their lives to be short.
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Following Yahweh brings protection to those who keep their promises; but those who do not follow him find out he destroys those who do what is evil.
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Those who do right will never be defeated, but wicked people will not have a home.
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Wisdom is like a fruit that those who do right bear, but Yahweh will cut out the deceitful tongue.
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Those who do right know the words Yahweh permits them to speak, but wicked people say what Yahweh has forbidden.
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The righteous and the unrighteous

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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
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The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
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He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
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He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
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Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
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The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
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The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
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He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
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One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
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The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
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Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
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Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
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Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
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The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
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He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
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He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
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In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
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The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
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The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
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The LORD’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

The fear of the Lord brings life

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It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
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What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
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When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.
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As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
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The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
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The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
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The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
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The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
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