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The ¹^awise woman builds her house,But the woman of folly tears it down with her own hands.2 He who ^awalks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,But he who is ^bdevious in his ways despises Him.3 In the mouth of the ignorant fool is a rod of lofty pride,But ^athe lips of the wise will keep them.4 Where no oxen are, the manger is clean,But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.5 A ^afaithful witness will not lie,But a ^bfalse witness ^cbreathes out lies.6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.7 Leave the ^apresence of a fool,As you have not known lips of knowledge there.8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,But ^athe folly of fools is deceit.9 Ignorant fools scoff at guilt,But ^aamong the upright there is favor.10 The heart knows its own ^abitterness,And a stranger does not share its gladness.11 The ^ahouse of the wicked will be destroyed,But the tent of the upright will flourish.12 There ^ais a way which seems right to a man,But its ^bend is the way of death.13 Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,And the ^aend of joy may be grief.14 The one who turns back in his heart will be satisfied with his ^aways,But a good man will ^bbe satisfied ¹with his.15 The simple believes everything,But the prudent one discerns his steps.16 A wise man fears and ^aturns away from evil,But a fool gets angry and feels secure.17 A quick-tempered man acts in folly,And a man of evil schemes is hated.18 The simple inherit folly,But the prudent are ¹crowned with knowledge.19 The ^aevil will bow down before the good,And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.20 The ^apoor is hated even by his neighbor,But those who love the rich are many.21 He who ^adespises his neighbor sins,But how ^bblessed is he who is gracious to the ¹poor.22 Will they not wander in error who ^adevise evil?But lovingkindness and truth will be to those who devise good.23 In all painful labor there is profit,But mere words from the lips lead only to want.24 The ^acrown of the wise is their riches,But the folly of fools is folly.25 A truthful witness delivers souls,But he who ^abreathes out lies is deceitful.26 In the ¹^afear of Yahweh there is strong security,And ²his children will have refuge.27 The ¹fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life,To turn aside from the snares of death.28 In a multitude of people is a king’s splendor,But in the dearth of people is a prince’s ruin.29 He who is ^aslow to anger has great discernment,But he who is ¹quick-tempered raises up folly.30 A ¹^atranquil heart is life to the body,But jealousy is ^brottenness to the bones.31 He ^awho oppresses the poor reproaches ^bhis Maker,But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.32 The wicked is ^athrust down by his own evil,But the ^brighteous takes refuge even in his death.33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,But in the midst of fools it is merely made known.34 Righteousness exalts a nation,But sin is a disgrace to any people.35 The king’s favor is toward a ^aservant who acts insightfully,But his fury is toward him who acts shamefully.