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CHAPTER 20.
HOW much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder
him that confesseth in prayer.
2 The lust of an eunuch shall devour a young maiden:
3 So is he that by violence executeth unjust judgment.
4 How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew
repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin.
5 There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found
wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.
6 There is one that holdeth his peace, because he
knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing
the proper time.
7 A wise man will hold his peace till he see
opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time.
8 He that useth many words shall hurt his own soul: and
he that taketh authority to himself unjustly shall be hated.
9 There is success in evil things to a man without
discipline, and there is a finding that turneth to loss.
10 There is a gift that is not profitable: and there is
a gift, the recompense of which is double.
11 There is an abasement because of glory: and there is
one that shall lift up his head from a low estate.
12 There is that buyeth much for a small price, and
restoreth the same sevenfold.
13 A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but
the graces of fools shall be poured out.
14 The gift of the fool shall do thee no good: for his
eyes are sevenfold.
15 He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the
opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire.
16 To day a man lendeth, and to morrow he asketh it
again: such a man as this is hateful.
17 A fool shall have no friend, and there shall be no
thanks for his good deeds.
18 For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue.
How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn!
19 For he doth not distribute with right understanding
that which was to be had: in like manner also that which was not to be had.
20 The slipping of a false tongue is as one that
falleth on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.
21 A man without grace is as a vain fable, it shall be
continually in the mouth of the unwise.
22 A parable coming out, of a fool's mouth shall be
rejected: for he doth not speak it in due season.
23 There is that is hindered from sinning through want,
and in his rest he shall be pricked.
24 There is that will destroy his own soul through
shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by
respect of person he will destroy himself.
25 There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his
friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing.
26 A lie is a foul blot in a man, and yet it will be
continually in the mouth of men without discipline.
27 A thief is better than a man that is always lying:
but both of them shall inherit destruction.
28 The manners of lying men are without honour: and
their confusion is with them without ceasing.
29 A wise man shall advance himself with his words, and
a prudent man shall please the great ones.
30 He that tilleth his land shall make a high heap of
corn: and he that worketh justice shall be exalted: and he that pleaseth great
men shall escape iniquity.
31 Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and
make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct.
32 Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen:
what profit is there in them both?
33 Better is he that hideth his folly, than the man
that hideth his wisdom.
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