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| 1. | A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight. |
| 2. | When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| 3. | The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. |
| 4. | Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| 5. | The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. |
| 6. | The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires. |
| 7. | When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing. |
| 8. | A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place. |
| 9. | With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. |
| 10. | When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting. |
| 11. | By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. |
| 12. | One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace. |
| 13. | One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret. |
| 14. | Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory. |
| 15. | He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure. |
| 16. | A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches. |
| 17. | The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh. |
| 18. | Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. |
| 19. | He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death. |
| 20. | Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight. |
| 21. | Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered. |
| 22. | Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. |
| 23. | The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath. |
| 24. | There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty. |
| 25. | The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself. |
| 26. | People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. |
| 27. | He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him. |
| 28. | He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf. |
| 29. | He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart. |
| 30. | The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls. |
| 31. | Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner! |