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¹ A good name is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold. ⓛ

² Rich and poor have this in common: [1] the LORD makes them all. ⓜ

³ A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished. ⓝ

⁴ Humility, the fear of the LORD, results in wealth, honor, and life. ⓐ

⁵ There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked; ⓑ the one who guards himself stays far from them.

⁶ Start a youth out on his way; ⓒ even when he grows old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor, ⓓ and the borrower is a slave to the lender. ⓔ

⁸ The one who sows injustice will reap disaster, ⓕ and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

⁹ A generous person [2] will be blessed, ⓖ for he shares his food with the poor. ⓗ

¹⁰ Drive out a mocker, ⓘ and conflict goes too; then quarreling and dishonor will cease. ⓙ

¹¹ The one who loves a pure heart and gracious lips — the king is his friend. ⓚ

¹² The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.

¹³ The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!” ⓛ

¹⁴ The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit; a man cursed by the LORD will fall into it. ⓜ

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth; a rod of discipline will separate it from him. ⓝ

¹⁶ Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich — both lead only to poverty. ⓐ

¹⁷ Listen closely, [3] pay attention to the words of the wise, ⓑ and apply your mind to my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is pleasing if you keep them within you and if they are [4] constantly on your lips.

¹⁹ I have instructed you today — even you — so that your confidence may be in the LORD.

²⁰ Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings [5] about counsel and knowledge,

²¹ in order to teach you true and reliable words, so that you may give a dependable report [6] ⓒ to those who sent you? ⓓ

²² Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor, and don’t crush the oppressed ⓔ at the city gate, ⓕ

²³ for the LORD will champion their cause ⓖ and will plunder those who plunder them.

²⁴ Don’t make friends with an angry person, [7] and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one, ⓗ

²⁵ or you will learn his ways ⓘ and entangle yourself in a snare.

²⁶ Don’t be one of those who enter agreements, [8] who put up security for loans. ⓙ

²⁷ If you have nothing with which to pay, even your bed will be taken from under you. ⓚ

²⁸ Don’t move an ancient boundary marker that your fathers set up. ⓛ

²⁹ Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of the unknown. ⓜ

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1	A good name is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold. ⓛ
2	Rich and poor have this in common: [1] the LORD makes them all. ⓜ
3	A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished. ⓝ
4	Humility, the fear of the LORD, results in wealth, honor, and life. ⓐ
5	There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked; ⓑ the one who guards himself stays far from them.
6	Start a youth out on his way; ⓒ even when he grows old he will not depart from it.
7	The rich rule over the poor, ⓓ and the borrower is a slave to the lender. ⓔ
8	The one who sows injustice will reap disaster, ⓕ and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9	A generous person [2] will be blessed, ⓖ for he shares his food with the poor. ⓗ
10	Drive out a mocker, ⓘ and conflict goes too; then quarreling and dishonor will cease. ⓙ
11	The one who loves a pure heart and gracious lips — the king is his friend. ⓚ
12	The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.
13	The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!” ⓛ
14	The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit; a man cursed by the LORD will fall into it. ⓜ
15	Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth; a rod of discipline will separate it from him. ⓝ
16	Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich — both lead only to poverty. ⓐ
17	Listen closely, [3] pay attention to the words of the wise, ⓑ and apply your mind to my knowledge.
18	For it is pleasing if you keep them within you and if they are [4] constantly on your lips.
19	I have instructed you today — even you — so that your confidence may be in the LORD.
20	Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings [5] about counsel and knowledge,
21	in order to teach you true and reliable words, so that you may give a dependable report [6] ⓒ to those who sent you? ⓓ
22	Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor, and don’t crush the oppressed ⓔ at the city gate, ⓕ
23	for the LORD will champion their cause ⓖ and will plunder those who plunder them.
24	Don’t make friends with an angry person, [7] and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one, ⓗ
25	or you will learn his ways ⓘ and entangle yourself in a snare.
26	Don’t be one of those who enter agreements, [8] who put up security for loans. ⓙ
27	If you have nothing with which to pay, even your bed will be taken from under you. ⓚ
28	Don’t move an ancient boundary marker that your fathers set up. ⓛ
29	Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of the unknown. ⓜ

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