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Chapter 14
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Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish
with her hands breaketh it down.
2
Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And
the perverted in his ways is despising Him.
3
In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the
lips of the wise preserve them.
4
Without oxen a stall is clean, And great is
the increase by the power of the ox.
5
A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth
out lies.
6
A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge
to the intelligent is easy.
7
Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the
lips of knowledge.
8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
And the folly of fools is deceit.
9
Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a
pleasing thing.
10
The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a
stranger doth not intermeddle.
11
The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the
upright flourisheth.
12
There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end are
ways of death.
13
Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of
joy is affliction.
14
From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good
man -- from his fruits.
15
The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent
attendeth to his step.
16
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is
transgressing and is confident.
17
Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked
devices is hated.
18
The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned
with knowledge.
19
The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at
the gates of the righteous.
20
Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving
the rich are many.
21
Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring
the humble, O his happiness.
22
Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and
truth are to those devising good,
23
In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips is
only to want.
24
The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools is
folly.
25
A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one
breatheth out lies.
26
In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And to
His sons there is a refuge.
27
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, To turn
aside from snares of death.
28
In the multitude of a people is the honour of a king,
And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
29
Whoso is slow to anger is of great understanding, And
whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
30
A healed heart is life to the flesh, And rottenness
to the bones is envy.
31
An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is
honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
32
In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in
his death is the righteous.
33
In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the
midst of fools it is known.
34
Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of
peoples is a sin-offering.
35
The favour of a king is to a wise servant, And an
object of his wrath is one causing shame!
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