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¹⁴The wise lay up knowledge,
but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
¹⁵The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
¹⁶The wage of the righteous leads to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.
¹⁷Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.
¹⁸Lying lips conceal hatred,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
¹⁹When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but the prudent are restrained in speech.
²⁰The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
²¹The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
²²The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.
²³Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,
but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.
²⁴What the wicked dread will come upon them,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are established forever.
²⁶Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes,
so are the lazy to their employers.
²⁷The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
but the years of the wicked will be short.
²⁸The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
²⁹The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,
but destruction for evildoers.
³⁰The righteous will never be removed,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.
³¹The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.