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¹A wise woman builds up her home, \q but a foolish one pulls it down with her own hands. ²Whoever lives uprightly fears the LORD, \q but whoever goes crooked ways despises him. ³A fool’s talk is a rod for his own back, the fruit of his pride, \q but the words of the wise keep them safe. ⁴Without oxen the feeding trough stays clean, \q but it takes a strong ox to bring a big harvest. ⁵An honest witness does not deceive, \q but a false witness pours out lies. ⁶A mocker goes looking for wisdom and comes up empty, \q but a person of understanding learns with ease. ⁷Stay away from a fool, \q for you will not hear knowledge from his lips. ⁸The prudent are wise because they think about where they are going, \q but the folly of fools is self-deception. ⁹Fools make light of guilt, \q but among the upright there is goodwill. ¹⁰Each heart knows its own sorrow, \q and no outsider can share its joy. ¹¹The house of the wicked will be wiped out, \q but the tent of the upright will thrive. ¹²There is a road that looks right to a person, \q but at the end of it is death. ¹³Even while laughing the heart may ache, \q and joy can end in sorrow. ¹⁴The faithless will get their fill of their own ways, \q and the good will be rewarded for theirs. ¹⁵The naive believe everything they hear, \q but the prudent watch where they are going. ¹⁶The wise are careful and turn away from evil, \q but a fool is reckless and overconfident. ¹⁷Someone with a short temper acts foolishly, \q and the one who schemes is hated. ¹⁸The naive end up with folly as their inheritance, \q but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. ¹⁹In the end the evil bow low to the good, \q and the wicked come begging at the doors of the righteous. ²⁰The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, \q but the rich have plenty of friends. ²¹To look down on a neighbor is a sin, \q but how blessed is the one who is kind to the humble. ²²Surely those who plot evil go astray, \q but those who plan good find loyal love and faithfulness. ²³All hard work brings a profit, \q but mere talk leads only to poverty. ²⁴Wealth is a crown for the wise, \q but the folly of fools brings only folly.^{a 25}A truthful witness saves lives, \q but one who pours out lies is a traitor. ²⁶Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, \q and their children will have a refuge. ²⁷The fear of the LORD is a spring of life, \q steering people away from the traps of death. ²⁸A king’s glory is in having many people; \q without people a ruler is ruined. ²⁹Patience shows great understanding, \q but a quick temper puts folly on display. ³⁰A calm heart gives life to the body, \q but envy is decay in the bones. ³¹Whoever oppresses the poor insults the One who made them, \q but kindness to the needy honors him. ³²The wicked are brought down by their own evil, \q but the righteous have a refuge even in death.^{b 33}Wisdom is at home in the heart of the discerning, \q and even among fools it makes itself known.^{c 34}Righteousness lifts a nation up, \q but sin brings disgrace on any people. ³⁵A king shows favor to a wise servant, \q but his anger falls on one who disgraces him.