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of solomon son of david king of israel know wisdom and instruction perceive the words of understanding receive the instruction of wisdom justice and judgment and equity give subtlety to the simple to the young knowledge and discretion a wise man will hear and increase his knowledge and a man of understanding will obtain wise counsel to understand a proverb and the interpretation the words of the wise and their dark sayings the fear of the lord is the beginning of knowledge but fools despise wisdom and Instruction, my son, listen to the instructions of your father and do not abandon the law of your mother, for they will be an ornament of grace for your head and chains around your neck, my son, if sinners deceive you, do not consent if they say to you, come with us, leave us.

Let's wait for the blood, let's secretly stalk the innocent without cause, swallow them alive like the grave and whole like those who descend into the pit, we'll find every precious substance, we'll fill our houses with the loot thrown into your lot, let's all have a bag, my son, don't walk around. the path with them, stop your foot from their path because their feet run towards evil and rush to shed blood, surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird and they weigh down their own blood they trivially look at their own lives such are the paths of all those who are greedy for gains that take the lives of their owners wisdom cries without uttering her voice in the streets she cries in the main place of Contest in the openings of the city gates she utters her words saying: How long will you simple ones love simplicity and scoffers delight in its contempt and fools hate knowledge?

Return to my rebuke, behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you. I will make my words known to you because I have called you and you refused. I have extended my hand and no one has looked but you have not said it. They have not said all my advice and none of my reproaches. I too will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when your fear comes when your fear comes as desolation and your destruction comes as a whirlwind when distress and anguish come upon you then they will call upon me but I will not answer they will seek me early but they will not find me because they hated knowledge and did not choose fear of the lord, they did not want any of my advice, they despised all my rebuke, therefore, they will eat the fruit of their own way and fill themselves with their own resources to drive away the simple, they will kill them and the prosperity of fools will destroy them , but he who hears me will dwell safely and be at ease for fear of evil chapter 2 my son, if you receive my words and hide my commandments with you so that you may incline your ear to wisdom and apply your heart to understanding, yes, if you cry after knowledge and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the lord and you will find the knowledge of god, because the lord gives wisdom.

From his mouth comes knowledge and intelligence, he accumulates wisdom for the righteous, he is a shield for those who walk in integrity, he guards the paths of judgment and preserves the path of his saints, then you will understand justice, justice and equity, yes, all good way. When wisdom enters your heart and knowledge is pleasing to your soul, discretion will preserve you, understanding will keep you from the path of the evil man, from the man who speaks direct things that leave the paths of righteousness to walk in the ways of Justice. darkness that rejoices in doing evil and delights in the boldness of the wicked whose paths are crooked and advance in their paths to deliver you from the strange woman, even the strange woman who flatters with her words, who abandons the guide of her youth and forget the covenant of her god because her house inclines to death and her paths to the dead none of those who go to her return nor cling to the paths of life so that you can walk in the path of the good and keep the paths of the righteous forever.

The upright will dwell in the land and the perfect will remain in it but the wicked will be cut off from the land and the transgressors will be uprooted from it chapter 3 my son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commandments for a long time. of days and long life and peace will be added to you, do not let mercy and truth abandon you, tie them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart so that you may find favor and good understanding in the eyes of God and men, trust in him.

Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own prudence in all your ways acknowledge him and he will straighten your paths do not be wise in your own eyes fear the Lord and depart from evil it will be health for your navel and marrow for your bones honor the Lord with your goods and with the first fruits of all your fruits, so your barns will be filled with abundance and your winepresses will overflow with new wine, my son, do not despise the punishment of the Lord nor get tired of his correction, for whom the Lord loves corrects like a father the son in whom he delights happily is the man who finds wisdom and the man who acquires understanding because the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver and its gain than fine gold she is more precious than rubies and all The things you may desire cannot be compared to her length of days.

She is in her right hand and in her left hand riches and honor. Her ways are paths of delight and all her ways are peace. She is a tree of life to those who cling. to her and blessed are all who retain her the lord with wisdom has founded the earth with understanding how he established the heavens with his knowledge the depths break and the clouds drop the dew my son do not let them depart from your eyes keep the healthy wisdom and discretion to be life to your soul and grace to your neck, then you will walk your path safely and your foot will not stumble when you lie down, you will not be afraid, yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet do not fear fear sudden nor from the desolation of the wicked when it comes for the lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being taken away do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is in the power of your hand to do it do not say to your neighbor go and come back and tomorrow I will give it to you when you have it for you do not plan evil against your neighbor since he lives safely with you do not fight with a man without cause if he has You have not done any harm to yourself, do not envy the oppressor and do not choose any of his paths , because advancement is an abomination to the Lord, but its secret is with the righteous.

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous. surely he despises the scorners but gives grace to the humble the wise will inherit the glory but shame will be the promotion of fools chapter 4 listen, children, to the instruction of a father and do not pay attention to understanding because I give you good doctrine, no abandon my law because I was my father's son, tender and only loved in my mother's eyes, he also taught me and said to me: let your heart retain my words, keep my commandments and live, acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, do not forget it nor depart from the words of my mouth.

Do not abandon her and she will preserve you, love her and she will keep you. Wisdom is the main thing, therefore, acquire wisdom and with everything you acquire, obtain understanding, exalt it and it will promote you, it will honor you when you embrace it. give to your head an ornament of grace a crown of glory she will give you listen oh my son and receive my sayings and the years of your life will be many I have taught you in the path of wisdom I have guided you along straight paths when you go, your steps will not be made straight and when you run, you will not stumble, hold fast to the instruction, do not let it go, guard it because it is your life, do not enter the path of the wicked and do not go in the path of evil men. avoid it, do not pass it, turn away from it and pass because you do not sleep unless you have done wrong and sleep is taken away from you unless you cause some to fall because you eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence, but the The path of the righteous is like the brilliant light that shines more and more until the perfect day.

The path of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know where they stumble, my son, pay attention to my words, incline your ear to my sayings, do not depart from your eyes. keep them in the middle of your heart because they are life for those who find them and health for all their flesh guard your heart with all diligence because from it flow the springs of life separated from you a bold mouth and perverse lips far from you that your eyes look straight ahead and let your eyelids look straight before you reflect on the path of your feet and may all your paths be established do not turn to the right or to the left remove your foot from evil chapter 5 my son, listen to my wisdom and incline your ear to my understanding that you may consider discretion and that your lips may keep knowledge because the lips of a strange woman drip like a honeycomb and her mouth is softer than oil but her end is bitter like wormwood, sharp as two edged swords his feet descend to death his steps cling to hell so that you do not reflect on the path of life his ways are moveable that you cannot know them, listen to me now, therefore, children, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth, remove Get away from her and do not approach the door of her house, lest you give your honor to others and your years to the cruel, lest strangers be filled with your riches and your labors be in a stranger's house and you will regret it at the end.

When your flesh and your body waste away and you say how I have hated instruction and my heart has despised rebuke and I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me, I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation. . and the assembly drink water from your own cistern and running water from your own well, may your fountains be scattered abroad and the rivers of water in the streets be yours alone and not strangers to you, may your fountain be blessed and rejoice in the Wife of your youth, let her be like the loving and pleasurable doe, let her breasts satisfy you at all times and always be enraptured with her love, and why will you, my son, be raped with a strange woman and embrace the bosom of a stranger forever?

The ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord and he reflects on all his ways, his own iniquities will take the wicked himself and he will be seen with the ropes of his sins, he will die without instruction and in the greatness of his foolishness he will go. astray chapter 6 my son if you are surety for your friend if you have struck your hand with a stranger you are trapped with the words of your mouth you are trapped with the words of your mouth do this now my son and free yourself when you are come to the hand of your friend go humble yourself and make sure that your friend does not give sleep to your eyes nor slumber to your eyelids free yourself like a row from the hand of the hunter and like a bird from the hand of the hunter go to the If you are lazy, consider his ways and be wise , who without guide, supervisor or ruler, provides him with his food in the summer and gathers his food in the harvest, how long will you sleep, or lazy one, when will you rise from your sleep, even a little sleep? sleep a little from crossing your hands to sleep so your poverty will come like someone who travels and your need like an armed man a mischievous a wicked man walks with his mouth forward winks with his eyes speaks with his feet shows with his fingers are in his heart, continually plots evil, sows discord, therefore his calamity will come suddenly, suddenly he will be broken beyond remedy, these six things that the lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to him, a proud look, a lying tongue and hands that pour out. innocent blood and a heart that schemes evil imaginations feet that run quickly to evil a false witness who speaks of lies and one who sows discord among brothers my son keep the commandment of your father and do not abandon the law of your mother bind them continually to your heart and tie them around your neck when you go he will guide you when you sleep he will keep you and when you wake up he will speak with you because the commandment is a lamp and the law is light and the rebukes of instruction are the way of life to guard against the evil woman of flattery from the tongue of a strange woman, do not covet her beauty and your heart, nor let her take you with her eyelids, because through the woman the man is led to the piece of bread and the adulteress.

He will hunt the precious life. Can a man carry fire in his chest and his clothes not burn? Can a man walk on hot coals and his feet not be burned? So whoever enters into his neighbor's wife, whoever touches her will not be innocent, does not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry but if he is found He will return seven times more, he will give all the goods of his house, but he who commits adultery with a woman in this way lacks understanding; he who does so destroys his own soul will receive a wound and dishonor, and his reproach will not be erased because jealousy is the wrath of man.

Therefore, he will not forgive on the day of vengeance, he will not consider any ransom, nor will he be content even if you give him many gifts. 7 my son, keep my words and keep my commandments with you keep my commandments and live and my law as the apple of your eye bind them to your fingers write them on the tablet of your heart say to wisdom you are my sister and call your relative to understanding to protect you from womenstrange of the strange who flatters with her words because in the window of my house I looked through my window and I saw among the simple ones I distinguished among the young people a young man without understanding who was passing the street near his corner and he went to his house in the twilight of the afternoon, in the black and dark night, and behold, a woman dressed as a harlot and with a subtle heart came out to meet him, she is loud and stubborn, her feet do not remain in her house now. without now in the streets and life in weight on every corner, so she caught him and kissed him and with a cheeky face told him: I have peace offerings with me this day.

I have paid my vows, therefore I went out to meet you diligently to search. your face and I have found you I have adorned my bed with tapestries with works carved with fine Egyptian linen I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloe and cinnamon come, let us be filled with love until the morning let us console ourselves with love the good man is not at home he has done a long journey she has carried with her a bag of money and will return home on the appointed day with her many beautiful words she made him give in with the flattery of her lips she forced him he goes after her immediately like an ox goes to the slaughterhouse or like a fool to the correction of the stems until a dart pierces its liver like a bird rushes to the trap and does not know that it is for its life, listen to me Now therefore, children, and pay attention to the words of my mouth, do not let May your heart turn aside to her ways, do not stray from her paths for she has struck down many wounded and many strong men have been slain by her.

Her house is the road to hell. until the chambers of death chapter 8 wisdom does not cry and understanding gives its voice she is on top of the high places by the way in the places of the paths she cries at the gates at the entrance of the city at the entrance at the doors to you, O men, I knock and my voice is for the sons of man or you, the simple, understand wisdom and fools, be understanding in heart, listen for I will speak of excellent things and the opening of my lips will be right things. because my mouth will speak truth and evil is an abomination to my lips all the words of my mouth are of justice there is nothing direct or perverse in them all are clear to him who understands and writes those who find knowledge receive my instruction and not money and knowledge instead of choice gold because wisdom is better than rubies and everything that can be desired cannot be compared with it.

Wisdom lives with prudence and discovers knowledge of ingenious inventions. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil. pride and arrogance and the evil way and the direct mouth I hate the advice is mine and sound wisdom I am understanding I have strength buy me the king's reign and the prince's decree justice for me government of the prince and the nobles even all the judges of the earth I love them who love me and those who seek me early will find me riches and honor are with me yes, lasting riches and justice my fruit is better than gold yes than fine gold and my income than choice silver I lead along the path of justice in the midst of the ways of judgment so that I may cause those who love me to inherit substance and I will fill their treasures the lord possessed me at the beginning of his way before his works of old I was established from eternity from the beginning or always the earth was when there were no deeps I was begotten when there were no abundant sources of water before the mountains were established before the hills were born well when I had not yet made the earth nor the fields nor the highest part of the dust of the world when He prepared the heavens I was there when he set a compass on the face of the deep when he established the clouds above when he strengthened the fountains of the deep when he gave to the sea his decree that the waters would not pass his commandment when he appointed the foundations of the earth then I was with him as one raised with him and I was daily his delight, always rejoicing before him rejoicing in the habitable part of his land and my delights were with the sons of men now, therefore listen, children, for blessed are those who keep my ways, listen to instruction and are wise and do not reject it.

Blessed is the man who hears me watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorposts, because whoever finds me finds life and will obtain favor. of the lord but he who sins against me harms his own soul all those who hate me love death chapter nine wisdom has built her house she has hewn her seven columns she has killed her beasts she has mixed her wine she has also provided her table she She has sent her maidens, she cries from the highest places of the city, the simple one who comes here, as to the one who wants to understand, she says to him: come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine that I have mixed, abandon the fools . and live and walk in the path of understanding he who rebukes the scorner will be ashamed and he who rebukes the wicked will be stained do not rebuke the scorner so that he does not hate you rebuke the wise and he will love you give instruction to a wise man and he will be even more The wise teach the righteous and they will increase in learning the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of what is holy is understanding because through me your days will be multiplied and the years of your life will increase if you are wise you will be wise for yourself but If you despise yourself, you will only endure it.

A foolish woman is clamorous, she is simple and knows nothing, where she sits at the door of her house on a seat in the high places of the city to call the passengers who are going her way, the one who Be simple, let him come here and tell anyone who wants to understand that the stolen waters are sweet and the bread eaten in secret is pleasant, but he does not know that the dead are there. and that his guests are in the depths of hell chapter 10 the proverbs of solomon a wise son makes the father happy but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother treasures of evil nothing of benefit but justice delivers from death the lord will not tolerate The soul of the righteous hungers but rejects the substance of the wicked.

He who works with a negligent hand is impoverished, but the hand of the diligent enriches. He who gathers in the summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps in the harvest is a sun that shame the blessings are on the heads of the righteous but violence covers the mouths of the wicked the memory of the righteous is blessed but the name of the wicked will rot the wise in heart will receive commandments but the fool who prays will fall he who walks walks with righteousness surely but he who perverts his ways will be known he who winks his eye causes sadness but the fool who prays will fall the mouth of the righteous is a source of life but violence covers the mouth of the wicked hate causes whippings but love covers all sins on the lips of him who has understanding is wisdom but a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding the wise accumulate knowledge but the mouth of fools is close to destruction the wealth of the rich is his strong city The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

The work of the righteous leads to life. The fruit of the wicked leads to sin. He is on the path of life. He who keeps instruction, but he who rejects rebuke is he who hides hatred with his lips. liars and he who utters a slander is a fool in the multitude of words he is not without sin but he who abstains from his lips is wise the tongue of the righteous is like choice silver the heart of the wicked is of little value the lips of the righteous they feed many but fools die for lack of wisdom the blessing of the lord enriches and does not add pain with it it is like a sport for a fool to do harm but a man of understanding has wisdom the fear of the wicked will come upon him but the desire to the righteous will be granted as the whirlwind passes so the wicked is no longer but the righteous is an eternal foundation as vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes so is the sluggard to those who send him the fear of the lord prolongs the days but the years of the wicked will be shortened the hope of the righteous will be joy but the expectation of the wicked will perish the way of the lord is a strength for the upright but destruction will be for the workers of iniquity the righteous will never be removed but the wicked will not inhabit the earth the mouth of the righteous produces wisdom but the front tongue will be cut off the lips of the righteous know what is acceptable but the mouth of the wicked speaks truthfully chapter 11 a false scale is an abomination to the Lord, but righteous waiting is their delight When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble is wisdom, the integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of transgressors will destroy them.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but justice delivers from death. The justice of the perfect will make their path straight but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness the justice of the upright will deliver them but the transgressors will be caught in their own wickedness when a wicked man dies his expectation will perish and the hope of unrighteous men will perish The righteous is delivered from trouble and the wicked comes in his place. The hypocrite destroys his neighbor with his mouth, but through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are cries of The blessing of the upright The city is exalted but is brought down by the mouth of the wicked He who lacks wisdom despises his neighbor But the man of understanding remains silent The gossiper reveals secrets But the faithful spirit hides the It does not matter where there is no counsel , the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is security.

He who is surety for a stranger will suffer for it and he who hates surety is safe. Gracious women retain honor and strong men retain riches. The merciful man does good. to his own soul but he who is cruel disturbs his own flesh the evil work of the deceitful work but to him who sows righteousness he will have a sure reward as justice tends to life so he who pursues evil pursues it until his own death those who are Those who are bold in heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those who are upright are his delight.

Although holding hands, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be given like a golden jewel into a pig's snout. she is a beautiful woman who has no discretion the desire of the righteous is only good but the expectation of the wicked is wrath there are those who spread and even increase and there are those who retain more than food but tend to poverty the liberal soul will become fat and the He who waters will also be watered himself. He who withholds the wheat. The people will curse him, but the blessing will be on the head of the one who sells it.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who seeks evil will come to him. He will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a branch. He who disturbs his own house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant of the wise in heart. earth much more the wicked and the sinner chapter 12 he who loves instruction loves knowledge but he who hates rebuke is brute a good man obtains the favor of the lord but a man of evil plots he condemning the man will not be established by wickedness but The root of the righteous will not be shaken.

The virtuous wife is a crown for her husband, but she who is ashamed is like rot in her bones. The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. The words of the wicked are lying and waiting for blood. But the mouth of the upright will deliver them. The wicked are brought down and are nothing but the house of the righteous will stand. A man will be praised according to his wisdom, but the wicked in heart will be despised. He who is despised and has a servant is better than he who on earth and lacks bread.

The righteous regards the life of the beast but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows the vain lacks understanding. The wicked desires the net of the wicked, but the root of the righteous bears fruit. The wicked is caught by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous will come. anguish man will be satisfied with good with the fruit of his mouth and the reward of his hands will be given to him. The path of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to advice is wise.

The anger of the fool. It is currently known but the prudent man covers shame he who speaks the truth shows justice but the false witness there is deception who speaks like the piercings of a sword but the tongue of the wise is health the lip of truth will be established forever but the liar the tongue is only for a moment deception is in the hearts of those who imagine evil but for the counselors of peace it is joy no evil will befall the righteous but the wicked will be filled with wickedness lying lips are an abomination to the lord except those whose delight is true the prudent man hides knowledge but the heart of fools proclaims folly the hand of the diligent will dominate but the lazy will be taxed the heaviness in the heart of man bows him down but a good word makes those happy The righteous are more excellent than their neighbors, but the path of the wicked seduces them.

The lazy man does not roast what he caught hunting, but the substance of the diligent man is precious. In the path of justice, it is life, and in his path there is no death. Chapter 13 The wise son hears his father's instruction, but the scoffer does not hear the rebuke. The man will eat good.of the fruit of his mouth but the soul of the transgressors will eat violence he who guards his mouth preserves his life but he who opens his lips wide will have destruction the soul of the lazy desires and has nothing but the soul of the diligent will gain weight the righteous hates lies but the wicked are hateful and are ashamed justice guards the upright on the path but wickedness overthrows the sinner there are those who become rich but have nothing there are those who become poor but have great riches the ransom of a person's life man is his riches but the poor Here the light of the righteous does not rejoice but the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished only with pride comes strife but with the well-advised is wisdom the wealth obtained by vanity will diminish but he who gathers with work will increase hope is postponed makes the heart sick but when desire comes it is a tree of life he who despises the word will be destroyed but he who fears the commandment will be rewarded the law of the wise is a source of life to depart from the snares of death good understanding gives favor but the path of transgressors is hard every prudent man deals with knowledge but a fool exposes his folly an evil messenger falls into wickedness but a faithful ambassador his health will be poverty and shame to him who rejects instruction but he who respects rebuke will be honored the desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul but it is an abomination for fools to turn away from evil he who walks with the wise will be wise but the companion of fools will be destroyed evil pursues sinners but the The good will be repaid to the righteous.

The good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children and the wealth of the sinner is saved for the righteous. Much food is in the poor man's fields, but there is one who saves his money and is destroyed for lack of judgment. rod hates her son but he who loves him punishes him sometimes the righteous man eats until his soul is satisfied but the belly of the wicked will be missing chapter 14 every wise woman builds her house but the foolish woman with her hands tears it down he who walks in his righteousness fears the Lord but he who is perverse in his ways despises him in the mouth of fools it is a rod of pride but the lips of the wise will preserve them where there is no ox the manger is clean but much increase is by the strength of the ox a faithful witness not lies but the false witness will tell lies, the scorner seeks wisdom and finds that it is not, but knowledge is easy for him who understands, stay away from the presence of the fool when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge, the wisdom of the prudent is to understand. their way but the madness of fools is deceit fools mock sin but among the righteous there is favor the heart knows its own bitterness and the stranger does not intersperse with its joy the house of the wicked will be torn down but the tabernacle of the upright will flourish There is a path that seems right to man but its end is the path of death even in laughter the heart is sad and the end of that joy is heaviness the backslider and the heart will be filled with their own ways and the good man will be satisfied with The simple man himself believes every word, but the prudent man looks carefully at his path.

The wise man fears and turns away from evil, but the fool becomes angry and trusts. He who is quick to anger does what is foolish, and the wicked man's artifices are hated. The simple inherit. madness but the wise are crowned with knowledge evil bows before the good and the wicked at the gates of the righteous the poor is hated even by his own neighbor but the rich has many friends he who despises his neighbor sins but he who who has mercy on the poor is happy, they do not air the evil they devise, but mercy and truth will be for those who devise good.

In all work there is benefit, but the talk of the lips only tends to impoverish the crown of the wise. their riches are but the folly of fools is madness a true witness delivers souls but a deceitful witness speaks of lies in the fear of the lord is strong confidence and his children will have a place of refuge the fear of the lord is a source of life Turn away from The bonds of death in the midst of the multitude is the honor of the king, but in the lack of the people it is the destruction of the prince.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is hasty in spirit exalts folly, a healthy heart. It is the life of the flesh but envy the rottenness of the bones he who oppresses the poor reproaches his maker but he who honors him has mercy on the poor the wicked is driven away in his wickedness but the just has hope in his death wisdom It rusts in the heart of him who has understanding but he who is among fools is made known justice exalts a nation but sin is a disgrace to any people the favor of the king is towards the wise servant but his wrath is against him who shames chapter 15 the soft answer drives away wrath but harsh words kindle wrath the tongue of the wise uses the knowledge of justice but the mouth of fools pours out folly the eyes of the lord are everywhere contemplating the evil and the good a healthy tongue is a tree of life but the perversity in it is a breach in the spirit the fool despises his father's instruction but he who regards rebuke is prudent in the house of the righteous there is much treasure but in the income of the wicked there is a problem the lips of the wise scatter knowledge but the heart of fools does not do so the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the lord but the prayer of the upright is his delight the way of the wicked is an abomination to the lord but he loves him who follows righteousness the correction is serious For he who abandons the path and he who hates rebuke, hell and destruction will die before the Lord.

How much more than the hearts of the children of men does a scorner not love him who rebukes him, nor will he go to the wise? A cheerful heart makes a cheerful countenance but because of the pain of the heart the spirit is broken the heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness all the days of the afflicted are evil but he who has a cheerful heart has a continuous banquet Better is so little with the fear of the lord than a great treasure and problems with them, better is a dinner of herbs where there is love than a stagnant ox and with hatred the angry man stirs up strife but he who is slow to anger appeases The strife in the path of the The lazy man is like a thorn hedge, but the path of the righteous is made clear.

A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother. Foolishness is joy to him who lacks wisdom, but an intelligent man walks in righteousness without advice. The purposes are frustrated, but in the multitude of advisors they are established. The man rejoices with the response from his mouth and the word spoken in due time from him. How good is the way of life, it is above for the wise man, so that he may depart from hell beneath the earth! The Lord will destroy the house of the proud but will establish the limit of the widow.

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, but the words of the pure are pleasant words. He who is greedy for gain disturbs his own house, but he who hates gifts will live. The heart of the righteous studies to respond, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. The light of the eyes gladden the heart and give a good report fatten the bones the ear that hears the rebuke of life remains among the wise he who rejects instruction despises his own soul but he who hears the rebuke gains understanding the fear of the lord is instruction of wisdom and before honor is humility chapter 16 the preparations of the heart and of man and the response of the tongue is from the lord all the ways of man are clean in his own eyes but the lord weighs the spirits commend your works to the lord and your thoughts will be established the lord has made everything for himself, yes, even the wicked for the day of evil, everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the lord, although hand in hand will not go unpunished for mercy And the truth is, iniquity is purified and out of fear of the Lord men turn away. of evil when the ways of man please the lord he makes even his enemies be at peace with him better is little with justice than great gains without justice the heart of man traces his path but the lord directs his steps a divine sentence is on his lips of the king his mouth does not transgress in judgment a just weight and scale are the lord's all the weights of the purse are his work it is an abomination for kings to commit evil because the throne is established by justice righteous lips are the delight of the kings kings and love him who speaks well the anger of a king is like messengers of death but a wise man will appease it in the light of the king's face is life and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain how much better is it to obtain wisdom than gold and acquire intelligence more than being chosen than silver the path of the upright is to depart from evil he who keeps his path preserves his soul pride goes before destruction and in holy spirit before the fall it is better to be a humble spirit with the humble that share the spoils with the proud, he who handles the matter wisely will find good and he who trusts in the happy lord is the wise and the heart will be called prudent and the sweetness of the lips increases learning, understanding is a source of life for whoever has it, but the instruction of fools is folly, the heart of the wise teaches his mouth and adds knowledge to his lips.

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healthy to the bones. There is a path that seems right for man but its end is the paths of death. He who works works for himself because his mouth longs for it. An impious man unearths evil and on his lips there is like a burning fire. A man goes forward like this with strife and a The whisperer separates the main friends A violent man seduces his neighbor and guides him along a path that is not good He closes his eyes to devise things by moving his lips He makes evil pass The horrible head is a crown of glory if it is finds in the path of justice better is he who is slow to get angry than the strong and he who governs his spirit than he who takes the city the lot is placed in his lap but all disposal of it belongs to the lord chapter 17 better is a morsel dry and tranquility with her that in a house full of sacrifices with strife a wise servant will rule a son who shames and will have part of the inheritance among the brothers the pot of finding is for silver and the furnace for gold but the lord tests the hearts a The evildoer pays attention to lying lips and the liar pays attention to a mischievous tongue.

He who mocks the poor reproaches his maker and he who rejoices in the face of calamities will not go unpunished. Children's children are the crown of the elderly and the glory of children is their parents. the excellent word does not turn into a fool, much less into lying lips, into a prince, a gift is like a precious stone in the eyes of the one who has it, wherever it goes, it prospers, he who covets transgression seeks love , but he who repeats the matter separates very Friends, a rebuke is more important to a wise man than a hundred lashes are to a fool.

An evil man only seeks rebellion, therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Let a bear stripped of her cubs meet a man rather than a fool in his madness. reward evil for good evil will not depart from his house the beginning of the strife is like when one lets water out therefore leave the strife before it interferes with the one who justifies the wicked and the one who condemns the righteous even both They are an abomination to the Lord, why is there a price in the hand of a fool to obtain wisdom, since he has no heart for it?

A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity. A man without understanding strikes his hands and becomes a surety in the presence of his friend loves transgression, he who loves strife and he who exalts his door seeks destruction, he who has a bold heart does not find good and he who has a tongue perverse falls into evil he who fathers a fool does it to his sadness and the father of a fool has no joy a joyful heart does good like a medicine but a broken spirit dries the bones an evil man takes the gift of the breast to pervert the ways of judgment wisdom is before him who has understanding but the eyes of the fool are.

At the ends of the earth the foolish son is pain to his father and bitterness to her. That he also takes it to punish the just is not good nor to hurt princes for equity. He who has knowledge saves his words and the man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. Even a fool when he maintains this peace is considered wise and he who closes his lips is considered a man of understanding chapter 18. by desire the man having turned away seeks and intermediate with all wisdom a fool does not delight in understanding but so that his heart is revealed when the wicked comes then contempt also comes and with ignominy the reproach the words of the mouth of man are like deep waters and the fountain of wisdom Like a flowing stream, it is not good to accept the person of the wicked to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

The lips of the fool enter into strife and his mouth calls for blows. The mouth of the fool is his destruction and his lips are the snare of his soul. words of the one who wears the tail are like wounds and descend to the depths of theheart belly also he who is lazy in his work is the brother of him who is a great spendthrift the name of the lord is a strong tower the righteous man runs to it and is safe the wealth of the rich man is his city strong and as on a high wall in his own vanity before destruction the heart of man is haughty and before honor is humility he who answers the matter before hearing it is folly and a shame to him the spirit of a man will sustain his weakness but a wounded spirit that can endure the heart of the prudent acquires knowledge and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge the gift of man makes room for him and takes him before great men he who is first in his own cause seems right but his neighbor comes and scrutinizes him fate makes him cease The strife and forgiveness among the powerful, an offended brother is more difficult to win than a strong city and its strife is like the bars of a castle.

A man's belly will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth and with the increase of his lips he will be satisfied. Death and life are in the power of the tongue and those who love will eat its fruit whoever finds this way the wife finds something good and obtains the favor of the lord the poor uses in treaties but the rich responds rudely a man who has friends must be friendly and there is a friend who is closer than a brother chapter 19 better is the poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is foolish, furthermore, the soul being without knowledge is not good and he who is hasty with his feet he sins the foolishness of man perverts his path and his heart is angry against the lord wealth makes many friends but the poor is separated from his neighbor a false witness will not go unpunished and he who speaks lies will not escape many will beg the favor of the prince and every man is a friend of him who gives gifts all the brothers are the poor they hate him the more his friends distance themselves from him he pursues them with words but they lack them he who acquires wisdom loves his own soul he who keeps understanding will find the good False testimony will not go unpunished and he who tells a lie will perish.

It is not the delight of a fool, much less of a servant, to have dominion over princes. A man's discretion defers his wrath, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression of the king. anger is like a lion's roar but his favor is like dew on the grass a foolish son is his father's calamity and a wife's strife is a house that continually falls and riches are the inheritance of parents and a wise wife It is from the Lord, laziness falls into a deep sleep and the idle soul will go hungry. He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul, but he who despises his ways will die.

He who has mercy on the poor lends to the Lord and wills what he has given. he repays him again punish your son while there is hope and do not allow your soul to forgive his cry a man of great anger will suffer punishment because if you give him up you must still do it again listen to advice and receive instruction so that you can be wise in your last end there are many machinations in the heart of a man however the counsel of the lord that will resist a man's desire is his goodness and a poor man is better than a liar the fear of the lord tends to life and he who has it will remain satisfied no will be visited by evil a lazy man hides his hand in his chest and will not even put it to his mouth again strikes the scorner and the simple will guard himself and will rebuke him who has understanding and will understand knowledge He who wastes his father and He drives away his mother.

He is a son who brings shame and brings shame. Stop, my son, from listening to the instruction that springs from the words of knowledge. An ungodly witness despises judgment and the mouths of the wicked devour iniquity. Judgments are prepared. for mockers and whips for the backs of fools chapter 20 wine is a mocker, strong drink is furious and he who is deceived by it is not wise the fear of a king is like the roar of a lion that thus provokes him to anger sin against his own soul, it is a man's honor to stop fighting, but every fool will meddle, the lazy man will not plow because of the cold, therefore he will beg in the harvest and have no counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, except a man. of understanding will bring it out most men will each proclaim his own goodness but a faithful man who can find the righteous walks in his integrity his children are blessed after him a king who sits on the throne of judgment dispels all evil with your eyes Who can say that I have cleansed my heart?

I am pure because of my sin. Different weights and different measures are both equally abomination to the Lord. Even a child knows by his works whether his work is pure and whether it is right to the ear that he hears. and the eye that sees the lord has made even both of you not love sleep so that you do not fall into poverty, open your eyes and you will be satisfied with bread, it is not, it is not, says the buyer, but when it is gone, then he boasts there. It is gold and a multitude of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Take his garment that is a guarantee for the stranger and take a pledge of him for the strange woman. The bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full. with gravel every purpose is established by advice and with good advice he makes war he who walks like a bear in a story reveals secrets therefore not metal with which he flatters with his lips who thus curses his father or his mother his lamp will go out in darkness darkness an inheritance can be obtained hastily at the beginning but the end will not be blessed do not say that I will reward evil but wait on the lord and he will save you various weights are an abomination to the lord and the false scale is not good the steps of the man are the lord's, how then can a man understand his own way?

It is a trap for man who devours the holy and after vowing to inquire, a wise king disperses the wicked and brings the spirit of man to the wheel upon them. It is the candle of the lord searching all the inner parts of the womb mercy and truth preserve the king and his throne is upheld by mercy the glory of the young is his strength and the beauty of the old is the gray head the blue From a wound he cleanses evil, so do the stripes in the inner parts of the belly chapter 21 the heart of the king is in the hand of the lord like the rivers of water he withers it like this whenever he wants all the ways of man are right before his own eyes, but the Lord meditates the hearts to do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice and I look and a proud heart and the plowing of the wicked is sin the thoughts of the diligent tend only to abundance but of everyone who rushes only to want to obtain treasures with a lying tongue is a vanity thrown hither and thither by those who seek death, the robbery of the wicked will destroy them because they refuse to do justice, the way of man is advanced and strange, but as for cigars, his work.

It is better to live in a corner of the roof than with a quarrelsome woman in a spacious house. The soul of the wicked desires evil. His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes. When the scorner is punished, the simple man becomes wise, and when the wise man is instructed, he receives knowledge. The righteous wisely considers the house of the wicked but God strikes down the wicked for their wickedness He who stops his ears at the cry of the poor He too will cry but will not be heard A gift in secret pacifies wrath and reward in the bosom Wrath is strong It is joy for the righteous to do justice, but destruction will be for the workers of iniquity.

The man who strays from the path of understanding will remain in the congregation of the dead. He who loves pleasure will be poor. He who loves wine and oil will not be rich. The wicked will not be rich. It will be a ransom for the just and the transgressor for the just. It is better to live in the desert than with a quarrelsome and angry woman. There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but the fool spends it who follows justice and finds mercy. life justice and honor the wise man scales the city of the powerful and tears down the strength of the confidence of those who guard it thus his mouth and his tongue guard his soul from anguish proud and haughty mocker is his name who acts with arrogant anger the The desire of the sluggard will kill him where his hands refuse to work he covets greedily all day but the righteous gives and does not spare the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, how much more when he offers it with a perverse mind the false witness will perish but the man who constantly hears talk the wicked hardens his face but since he directs his path for the upright there is no wisdom or understanding or counsel against the lord the horse is prepared for the day of battle but safety belongs to the lord chapter 22 It is better to choose the good name that great riches and loving favor before silver and gold the rich and the poor gather with the lord is the maker of them all a prudent man foresees evil and hides but the simple pass by and are punished by the Humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked.

He who maintains a soul will be far from them. Educate a child in the path he should follow and when he is old he will not depart from it. The rich rule over the poor, and he who borrows is the servant of the lender. He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, and the rod of his wrath will fail. He who has a generous eye will be blessed because he gives his bread to the poor. He casts out the scorner and strife will be extinguished and strife and reproach will cease. He who loves purity of heart through grace. from his lips the king will be his friend the eyes of the lord preserve knowledge and tear down the words of the transgressor the lazy man says there is a lion without me I will be killed in the streets the mouth of strange women is a deep well he what is hated by the lord will fall upon him foolishness is bound in the heart of a child but the rod of corrections will take it away from him who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives to the rich will surely come to need Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise and apply your heart to my knowledge because it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, all of them fit on your lips so that your trust is in the Lord that I have made. known to you today, even to you, have I not written the excellent things, the advice and the knowledge to make you know the certainty of the words of truth, so that you can answer the words of truth to those who send you not to steal the poor because the afflicted at the door is poor nor oppressed because the lord will defend his cause and ruin the souls of those who dispossessed them do not make friends with an angry man and with a furious man you will not go so that you do not learn his ways and set a trap to your soul, do not be one of those who beat hands or of those who are debt guarantors if you have nothing to pay, why should I take your bed out from under you?

Don't remove the old milestone your parents have put up. you, a man diligent in your business, will stand before kings, you will not stand before evil men chapter 23 when you sit down to eat with the ruler, diligently consider what is before you and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. do not covet its delights because they are deceitful flesh work not to be rich cease from your own wisdom you will set your eyes on what is not for riches certainly make yourself wings fly like an eagle towards the sky do not eat the bread of him who has the evil eye nor desire, You have delicacies because as he thinks in his heart, so he eats and drinks, he tells you, but his heart is not with you, the morsel that you have eaten, you will vomit it and you will lose your Do not speak sweet words in the ears of a fool because he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Do not remove the old landmark and do not enter the fields of the orphans for his redeemer is powerful. He will plead his cause with you. He applies your heart to instruction. and your ears to the words of knowledge do not reject the correction of the child because if you hit him with a rod he will not die, with a rod you will hit him and save his soul from hell, my son, if your heart is wise, my heart will be wise. Rejoice even mine, yes, my kingdoms will rejoice when your lips speak right things. Do not let your heart envy sinners, but remain in the fear of the Lord all day because surely there is an end and your expectation will not be cut off, listen my Son, be wise and guide your heart along the path.

Do not be among wine drinkers, among unbridled meat eaters, because the drunkard and the glutton will become poor and drowsiness will clothe the man in rags. Listen to your father who begot you and do not despise your mother when she is old buy the truth and do not sell it also wisdom and instruction and intelligence the father of the righteous will rejoice greatly and he who begets the wise will rejoice with him your father and your mother will rejoice and she who gives birth you will rejoice my son give me your heart and let your eyes observe my ways because a is a deep hole and the strange woman is a narrow hole she also lies and waits like a prey and increases the transgressors among men who have woe who have pain who have quarrels who babble who have wounds without cause who have red eyes those who linger over wine those who go looking for mixed wine do not look at the wine when it is red when it gives its color in the cup when it moves to the right at the end, it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.

Your eyes will see strange women and your heart will utter wicked things. Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the middle of the sea or like one wholies on top of a mast they have beaten me you will say and I was not sick they have beaten me and I did not feel it when I will wake up I will look for it again chapter 24 do not be envious of evil men nor desire Be with them because their hearts study destruction and their lips speak of evil. Through wisdom a house is not built and with understanding it is established and with knowledge the chambers will be filled with all the precious and pleasant riches.

A wise man is strong, yes, a man of knowledge increases strength because with wise advice you will wage your war and in a multitude of advisors there is security wisdom is too high for a fool does not open his mouth at the door he who plans to do evil evil will be called a mischievous person the thought of foolishness is sin and the scorner is an abomination to men if you faint in the day of adversity your strength is small if you refrain from delivering those lured to death and those ready to be killed If you say, behold, we did not know it; he who reflects in his heart does not consider it, and he who guards your soul does not know it, and will not repay each one according to his works.

My son, eat honey because it is good and the honeycomb that is sweet to your palate, so will the knowledge of wisdom be for your soul, when you have found it, then there will be a reward and your expectation will not be cut off, do not wait. a wicked man against the habitation of the righteous, do not plunder his resting place for a righteous man falls seven times and rises again but the wicked will fall into evil, do not rejoice when your enemy falls and do not rejoice in your heart when stumble, lest the lord sees it and is displeased and turns away his anger from him do not worry about the wicked nor be envious of the wicked because there will be no reward for the wicked the candle of the wicked will be extinguished my son fear the lord and to the king and do not settle for those who are given in exchange because their calamities will arise suddenly and whoever knows the ruin of both these things also belong to the wise it is not good to have respect for people in judgment he who says to the wicked You are righteous, he, the people will curse, the nations will hate him, but to those who rebuke him there will be delight and a good blessing will come upon them, each one will kiss his lips, he who gives the right answer, prepare your work outside and make it suitable for yourself in the field and then build your house do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor and do not deceive with your lips say I will not do to him what he has done to me I will repay the man according to His work I passed through the field of the lazy and through the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and behold, everything was covered with thorns and nettles had covered its surface and the stone wall was broken down then I saw it and considered it good, I looked at it and received instruction, but a little sleep , a little sleep, a little folding your hands to sleep, thus will come your poverty like that of a traveler and your need like an armed man chapter 25, these are also proverbs of Solomon that the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied is The glory of God hides a thing, but the honor of kings is to investigate a matter, heaven in search of height and the earth in depth, and the heart of kings is inscrutable.

Remove the dross from the Silver and a finer glass will emerge. Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. Do not appear in the presence of the king or put yourself in the place of great men because it is better. so that they may tell you: come up here then to be humiliated in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen, do not go out in haste to strive for lust, you do not know what to do in the end when your neighbor has placed you. to be ashamed, debate your cause with your neighbor yourself and do not reveal a secret to another, lest he who hears it shame you and your infamy do not reject a word well spoken is like apples of gold in figures of silver like a gold earring and An ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuke in an obedient ear as the cold of snow at harvest time, so it is a faithful messenger to those who send it, for it refreshes the souls of their masters who boast so much of a fake gift.

It is like the clouds and the wind without rain after a long time a prince is persuaded and a soft tongue breaks the bone when you found honey eat as much as is enough for you lest you become full and vomit it remove your foot from your house neighbor so that he does not get tired of you and hate you. A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is a club and a sword and a sharp arrow. Trust in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a foot out of joint when he takes off a garment when it is cold and like vinegar in the night, so is he who sings songs with a heavy heart, if your enemy is hungry. , give him bread to eat and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, because you will accumulate coals of fire. on your head and the Lord will reward you the north wind drives away the rain so does an angry face a slanderous tongue it is better to live in a corner of the roof of a house than with a quarrelsome woman and in a house as wide as cold waters at a thirsty soul this is the good news from a distant country a righteous man who falls before the wicked is like a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring it is not good to eat a lot of honey so that men seek their own glory it is not glory who does not have to govern on his own spirit it is like a city demolished and without walls chapter 26 like snow in summer and like rain and harvest so honor is not for the fool like the wandering bird like the swallow flying so the curse without a cause will not come a whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of a fool.

The ants are not foolish according to his foolishness, lest you also become like him. Respond to a fool according to his foolishness, so that he may not be wise in his own opinion. He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet and drinks harm, the legs of the lame are not equal, so is a parable in the mouth of fools, like he who ties a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool. Like a thorn in the hand of a drunkard, so was a parable in the mouth of fools, the great god who formed all things rewards the fool and rewards the transgressors, as a dog returns to his vomit, so the fool returns to his madness, you see. a wise man in his own opinion there is more hope from a fool than from him the lazy man says there is a lion in the way a lion is in the streets when the door turns on its hinges so they splash the lazy man in his bed the height lazy person with his hand on his chest it hurts him to bring it back to his mouth the lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give reason to the one who passes by and gets involved in disputes that do not belong to him It is like one who takes a dog by the ears, like a madman who shoots arrows of firebrand and death, such is the man who deceives his neighbor and says that I am not an iron sport where there is no firewood, there is no fire, just as where there is no tail, the Strife ceases as embers to embers and wood to a fire, so is the contentious man to kindle strife.

The words of a bear's tail are like wounds and descend to the depths of the belly. The burning lips and the evil heart are like a potsherd. Covered with dross of silver, he who hates dissembles with his lips and accumulates deception within him when he speaks clearly, do not believe him because there are seven abominations in his heart whose hatred is covered by deception, his evil will be shown before the entire congregation that digs a hole. will fall into it and he who rolls a stone will turn on it a lying tongue hates those who are afflicted by it and a flattering mouth produces ruin chapter 27 do not boast about tomorrow because you do not know what one day may bring, let another a man praises you and not your own mouth a stranger and not your own lips a stone is heavy and the sand is heavy but the wrath of a fool is heavier than both wrath is cruel and wrath is outrageous but who is able to resist in the face of envy is open rebuke?

Better than secret love faithful are the wounds of a friend but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful the full soul hates and honeycomb but for the hungry soul everything bitter is sweet like a bird that flies away from its nest so is a man who It moves away from its nest, the ointment and perfume of its place gladden the heart, just as the sweetness of a man's friend with cordial advice. Your own friend and your father's friend will not forsake you nor enter your brother's house on the day of your calamity, for a near neighbor is better than a brother, far away, my son, be wise and rejoice my heart so that I may respond to the one who rebukes me.

The prudent man foresees evil and hides, but the simple pass by and are punished. He takes his garment that is collateral for the stranger and takes it as a pledge. He who blesses her friend in a loud voice while getting up in the morning will be counted as a curse for a strange woman. A continuous drop on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are the same as he who hides her, hides the wind and the wind. ointment from his right hand that tears from itself the iron sharpens the iron so the man sharpens the face of his friend who thus guards the fig tree will eat its fruit so he who walks on his master will be honored as in the water the face responds to the face of the sower The heart of man towards man, hell and destruction are never full, so the eyes of man are never satisfied, like the pot for finding silver and the furnace for gold, so is a man for his praise, even if a fool brays in a mortar among wheat with a mortar, but his foolishness will not depart from him, be diligent to know the state of your flocks and take good care of your flocks because riches do not last forever and the crown It lasts for each generation, the hay appears and the young grass and herbs are shown.

From the mountains are gathered, the lambs are for your clothing and the goats are the price of the field and you will have goat's milk enough for your food, for the food of your house and for the sustenance of your maidens. 28 The wicked flee when no one pursues but the righteous are brave as a lion for the transgression of a land many are its princes but for a man of understanding and knowledge his state will be prolonged a poor man who oppresses the poor is like an overwhelming reign that leaves no food for those who abandon the law they praise the wicked but those who keep the law contend with them evil men do not understand judgment but those who seek the lord understand all things better is the poor man who walks in his righteousness than he who is perverse in his ways although he will be A rich man who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who is a companion of troublemakers shames his father; ear to hear the law, even his prayer will be an abomination.

He who causes the righteous to stray astray will himself fall into his own pit, but the righteous will have possessions. The rich man is wise in his own opinion, but the poor man. He who has understanding seeks it When the righteous rejoice there is great glory But when the wicked rise up Man hides He who covers his sins will not prosper But he who thus confesses them and abandons them will have happy mercy The man who always fears but the He who hardens his heart will fall into evil like a roaring lion and like a welcoming bear, so is an evil ruler over the poor people.

The prince who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, but he who hates greed will prolong his days. A man who does violence to others. The blood of any person will flee into the hole, let no one stop it. He who walks uprightly will be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways will fall at once. He who tills the land of it will be satisfied with bread. But he who follows the vain. He will have enough poverty. A faithful man will abound in blessings, but he who rushes to get rich will not be innocent.

Having respect for people is of no use for a piece of bread. That man will transgress. He who rushes to get rich has an evil eye and does not consider poverty. will come upon him, he who then rebukes a man will find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue, he who clothes his father or his mother and says that it is not a transgression; he himself is a companion of the destroyer, he who has a proud heart stirs up strife but he who puts his trust in the lord will grow fat he who trusts in his own heart is a fool but he who walks wisely will be delivered he who gives to the poor will not will be missing but he who hides his eyes will have many curses when the wicked rise up men hide but when the righteous perish they increase chapter 29 he who, being rebuked many times, hardens his neck will suddenly be destroyed and without remedy when the righteous are in authority the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people weep, he who loves wisdom rejoices his father, but he who associates with harlots spends his wealth, the king establishes the land with judgment, but he who receives gifts, with it he knocks down the man who flatters his neighbor, extended from the net. for his feet in the transgression of the wicked man there is a snare but the righteous sings and rejoices the righteous considers the cause of the poor but the wicked does not care to know it disdainful men lay a city in a snare but the wise turn away in anger If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he gets angry or laughs, there is no rest.

The bloodthirsty hate the righteous, but the righteous seek their soul. A fool expresses his whole mind, but a wise man saves it for later. If a ruler listens. lies all his servants are wicked the poor and the deceitful man gather togetherThe Lord illuminates the eyes of both of them The king who faithfully judges the poor His throne will be established forever The rod and rebuke give wisdom But an abandoned child shames his mother When the wicked multiply, transgression increases but the righteous will see his fall, correct your son and he will give you rest, yes, he will give light to your soul where there is no vision, the people perish, but he who keeps the law is happy.

Servant will not be corrected with words because even if he understands he will not respond. Look, if you are a man who is quick with his words, there is more hope for a fool than for one who gently educates his servant from the time he is a child. his son in the end an angry man provokes strife and a furious man abounds in transgression a man's pride will humble him but honor will sustain the humble in spirit who sows his companion with a thief hates his own soul hears cursing and rebukes him It is not the fear of man who brings a trap, but whoever thus puts his trust in the Lord will be safe.

Many seek the ruler's favor, but each one's judgment comes from the Lord. The unrighteous man is an abomination to the righteous, and he who walks upright is an abomination to the wicked. Chapter 30: The words of Ager the son of Jacob, including the prophecy spoken by the man and ithial to ithale and eucal surely I am more brute than any man and I have no understanding of man, nor did I learn wisdom nor have I knowledge of the saint who ascended to heaven or descended, who gathered the wind in his fists, who bound the waters in a mantle. who has established all the ends of the earth what is his name and what is the name of his son if you can say that every word of god is pure he is a shield for those who trust in him do not add to his words lest you rebuke you and you will be found liars, two things I have asked of you, do not deny me before I die, keep vanity and lies far from me, do not give me neither poverty nor riches, feed me with food suitable for me lest I become satiated and deny you and say Who is the lord or lest I be poor and steal and take the name of my god in vain?

Do not accuse a servant before his master, lest he curse you and you be found guilty. There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother. There is a generation that is pure in its own opinion and yet has not been cleansed from its filth. There is a generation Oh, how haughty are their eyes and their raised eyelids! There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and their molars like knives. to devour the poor of the earth and the needy among men the horse leech has two daughters crying da da there are three things that are never satisfied yes four things say the grave and the barren womb are not enough the land that is not full of water and the fire that does not say enough the eye that markets that he is a father and despises obeying his mother the crows of the valley will tear him off and the eaglets will eat him there are three things that are too wonderful for me yes four that I do not know the path of the eagle in the air the path of the serpent on the rock the path of a ship in the middle of the sea and the path of a man with a maiden such is the path of an adulterer woman eats and wipes her mouth and says I have not done no harm for three things the earth is restless and for the fourth that it cannot bear for a servant when it reigns and a fool when he is gorged with meat for a hateful woman when he is married and then made by hand that he is the heir of his lover there is four things that are small on earth but are extremely wise ants are a not strong people but they prepare their meat in the summer rabbits are a weak people but they make their houses on the rocks locusts do not yet have a king they all come out bands the spider grabs with its hands and is in the king's palaces there are three things that go well haha ​​four are beautiful and they go a lion that is strongest among beasts and does not turn away from anyone, a greyhound and a goat too and a king against whom there is no uprising, if you have done a foolish thing in exalting yourself or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth, surely the churning of milk will bring butter and the ringing of the nose produces blood so the forcing of the anger produces strife chapter 31 the words of king lemuel the prophecy that his mother taught him what is my son and what is the son of my womb and what is the son of my vows do not give your strength to women nor your ways to that destroys kings it is not for kings or lemuel it is not for kings to drink wine or strong drink for princes so that they do not drink and forget the law and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted give strong drink to him who is about to perish and groans to the heavy-hearted let him drink and forget his poverty and remember his misery open no longer your mouth for the dumb in the cause of all those who are destined for destruction Open your mouth, judge justly and He advocates the cause of the poor and needy, who can find a virtuous woman because her price is much higher than that of rubies.

Her husband's heart trusts her safely so that he has no need to dispossess it. She will do it. good and not bad, every day of his life he looks for wool and flax and works voluntarily with his hands he is like the merchants' ships he brings his food from afar he gets up even when it is still night and gives meat to his house and a ration to His maidens looked at the field and bought it with the fruit of his hands. He planted the vineyard. He girds his loins tightly and strengthens his arms. He sees that his merchandise is good.

His candle does not go out at night. He puts his hands to the spindle and his hands. they hold the spinning wheel she extends her hand to the poor yes, she extends her hands to the needy she is not afraid of the snow for her house because her whole house is dressed in scarlet she makes herself tapestries for her clothes it is silk and purple her husband is known in the gates when she sits among the elders of the land she makes fine linen and sells it and gives belts under the merchant strength and honor are her clothing and she will rejoice in the future she opens her mouth with wisdom and in her language is the law of goodness she looks carefully at the ways of her house and does not eat the bread of idleness her children rise up and call her blessed her husband too and he praises her many daughters have acted virtuously but you surpass them All favor is deceitful and beauty is vain but the woman who fears the Lord will be praised, give her the fruit of her hands and let her own works praise her in the doors.