22The Lord created me at the beginning A wise child makes a glad father,
2On the heights, beside the way,
3beside the gates in front of the town,
4To you, O people, I call,
5O simple ones, learn prudence;
6Hear, for I will speak noble things,
7for my mouth will utter truth;
8All the words of my mouth are righteous;
9They are all straight to one who understands
10Take my instruction instead of silver,
11for wisdom is better than jewels,
12I, wisdom, live with prudence,
13The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
14I have good advice and sound wisdom;
15By me kings reign,
16by me rulers rule,
17I love those who love me,
18Riches and honor are with me,
19My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold,
20I walk in the way of righteousness,
21endowing with wealth those who love me,
23Ages ago I was set up,
24When there were no depths I was brought forth,
25Before the mountains had been shaped,
26when he had not yet made earth and fields,
27When he established the heavens, I was there,
28when he made firm the skies above,
29when he assigned to the sea its limit,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
30then I was beside him, like a master worker;
and I was daily his
31rejoicing in his inhabited world
33Hear instruction and be wise,
34Happy is the one who listens to me,
35For whoever finds me finds life
36but those who miss me injure themselves;
2She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine,
3She has sent out her servant-girls, she calls
4You that are simple, turn in here!
5Come, eat of my bread
6Lay aside immaturity,
8A scoffer who is rebuked will only hate you;
9Give instruction
10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
11For by me your days will be multiplied,
12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
14She sits at the door of her house,
15calling to those who pass by,
16You who are simple, turn in here!
17Stolen water is sweet,
18But they do not know that the dead
2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
3The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
4A slack hand causes poverty,
5A child who gathers in summer is prudent,
6Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
7The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
8The wise of heart will heed commandments,
9Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
10Whoever winks the eye causes trouble,
11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
12Hatred stirs up strife,
13On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,
14The wise lay up knowledge,
15The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
16The wage of the righteous leads to life,
17Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
18Lying lips conceal hatred,
19When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
21The lips of the righteous feed many,
22The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
23Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,
24What the wicked dread will come upon them,
25When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
26Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes,
27The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
28The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
29The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,
30The righteous will never be removed,
31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
11A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
2When pride comes, then comes disgrace;
3The integrity of the upright guides them,
4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
5The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
6The righteousness of the upright saves them,
7When the wicked die, their hope perishes,
8The righteous are delivered from trouble,
9With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors,
10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
11By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
12Whoever belittles another lacks sense,
13A gossip goes about telling secrets,
14Where there is no guidance, a nation
15To guarantee loans for a stranger brings trouble,
16A gracious woman gets honor,
The timid become destitute,
17Those who are kind reward themselves,
18The wicked earn no real gain,
19Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
20Crooked minds are an abomination to the Lord,
21Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished,
22Like a gold ring in a pigs snout
23The desire of the righteous ends only in good;
24Some give freely, yet grow all the richer;
25A generous person will be enriched,
26The people curse those who hold back grain,
27Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
28Those who trust in their riches will wither,
29Those who trouble their households will inherit wind,
30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
31If the righteous are repaid on earth,
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