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Anyone who loves knowledge wants to be told when he is wrong. It is stupid to hate beign corrected.

The Lord is pelased with good people, but condems those who plan evil.

Wickedness does not give security, but righteous people stand firm.

A good wife is her husband's pride and joy; but a wife who brings shame to her husband is like cancer in his bones.

Honest people will treat you fairly; the wicked only want to decive you.

The words of the wicked are murderous, but the words of the righteous rescue those who are threatened.

Wicked men meet their downfall and leave no descendants, but the families of righteous men live on.

If you are intelligent, you will be praised; if you are stupid, people will look down to you.

It is better to be an ordinary man working for a living than play the part of a great man but go hungry.

A good man takes care of his animals, but wicked men are cruel to theirs.

A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat, but it is stupid to waste time on useless projects.

All that wicked people want is to find evil things to do, but righteous stand firm.

A wicked man is trapped by his own words, but an honest man gets himself out of trouble.

Your reward depends on what you say and what you do; you will get what you deserve.

Stupid people always think they are right. Wise people listen to advice.

When a fool is annoyed, he quickly lets it to be known. Sensible people will ignore an insult.

When you tell the truth, justice is done, but lies lead to injustice.

Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as sword, but wisely spoken words can heal.

A lie has a short life, but truth lives on forever.

Those who plan evil are in for a rude surprise, but those who work for good will find happiness.

Nothing bad happens to righteuos people, but the wicked will have nothing but trouble.

The Lord hates liars, but is pleased with those who keep their word.

Sensible people keep quiet about what they know, but stupid people advertise their ignorance.

Hard work will give you power; beign lazy will make you a slave.

Worry can rob your happiness, but kind words will cheer you up.

The righteous man is a guide to his friend, but the path of wicked leads to astray.

If you are lazy, you will never get what you are after, but if you work hard, you will get fortune.

Righteousness is the road to life; wickedness is the the road to death.

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The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales. He is happy with honest weights.

People who are proud will soon be disgraced. It is wiser to be modest.

If you are good, you are good, you are guided by honesty. People who can't be trusted are destroyed by their own dishonesty.

Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.

Honesty makes a good mans life easier, but a wicked man will cause his own downfall.

Righteousness rescues the honest man, but some who can't be trusted is trapped by his own greed.

When a wicked man dies, his hope dies with him. Confidence placed in riches comes to nothing.

The righteous are protected from trouble; it comes to the wicked instead.

You can be ruined by the talk of godless people, but the wisdom of the righteous can save you.

A city is happy when honest people have good fortune, and there are joyful shouts when wicked men die.

It is foolish to speak scornfully of others. If you are sensible, you will keep quiet.

No one who gossips can be trusted with a secret, but you can ut confidence in someone who is trustworthy.

A nation will fall if it has no guidance. Many advisers mean security.

If you promise to pay a strangers debts, you will regret it. You are better off if you don't get involved.

A gracious lady is respected, but a woman without virtue is a disgrace.

A Lazy man will never have money, but an aggressive man will get rich.

You do yourself a favour when you are kind. If you are cruel, you only hurt yourself.

Wicked people do not really gain anything, but if you do what is right, you are certain to be rewarded.

Anyone who is determind to do what is right, you are certain to be rewarded.

Anyone who is determined to do right will live, but anyone who insists doing wrong will die.

The Lord hates evil-minded people, but loves those who do right.

You can be sure that evil men will be punished, but righteous men will escape.

Beauty in a woman without good judgement is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.

What good people want always results in good; when the wicked get what they want, everyone is angry.

Some people spend their money freely and still go richer. Others are cautious and yet go poorer.

Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.

People curse a man who hoards grain, waiting for a higher price, but they praise the one who puts it for sale.

If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get.

Those who depend on their wealth will fall like leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer.

The man who brings trouble on his family will have nothing at the end.

Foolish men will always be servants to the wise.

Righteousness gives life, but violence takes it away.

Those who are good are rewarded here on earth, so you can be sure that wicked and sinful people will be punished.

Solomon's Proverbs

These are Solomon's proverbs:
A wise son makes his father proud of him; a foolish one brings his mother grief.

Wealth that you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life.

The Lord will not let good people go hungry, but he will keep the wicked from getting what they want.

Beign lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich.

A sensible man gathers the crops when they are ready; it is a disgrace to sleep through the time of harvest.

A good man will receive blessings. A wicked man's words hide a violent nature.

Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but the wicked will soon be forgotten.

Sensible people accept good advice. People who talk foolishly will come to ruin.

Honest people are safe and secure, but the dishonest will be caught.

Someone who holds back the truth causes trouble, but one who openly criticizes works for peace.

A good man's words are a fountain of life, but a wicked man's words hide a violent nature.

Hate stirs up trouble, but love overlooks all offences.

Intelligent people talk sense, but stupid need to be punished.

The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.

Wealth protects the rich, poverty destroys the poor.

The reward for doing good is life, but sins leads only to more sin.

People who listen when they are corrected will live, but those who will admit that they are wrong are on danger.

A man who hides his hatred is a liar. Anyone who spreads gossip is a fool.

The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin. If you are wise, you will keep quiet.

A good man's words are like pure silver; a wicked man's ideas are worthless.

A good man's words will benefit many people, but you can kill yourself for stupidity.

It is the Lord's blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer.

It is foolish to enjoy doing wrong. Intelligent people take pleasure in wisdom.

The righteous get what they want, but the wicked will get what they fear most.

Storms come, and the wicked are blown away, but honest people are always safe.

Never get a lazy man to do something for you; he will be as irritating as vinegar on your teeth or smoke in your eyes.

Obey the Lord, and you will live longer. The wicked die before their time.

The hopes of good men lead to joy, but wicked people can look forward to nothing.

The Lord protects honest people , but destroys those who do wrong.

Righteous people will always have security, but the wicked will not survive in this land.

Righeous people speak wisdom, but the tongue that speaks evil will be stopped.

Righteous people know the kind of thing to say, but the wicked are always saying the things that hurt.

Wisdom and Stupidity

Wisdom has built her house and made seven pillars for it. She has had an animal killed for feast, mixed spices in the wine, and laid the table. She has sent her servant-girls to call out from the highest place in the town: "Come in, ignorant people!" And to the foolish man she says, "Come eat my food and drink the wine that i have mixed. Leave the company of ignorant people, and live. Follow the way of knowledge."

If you correct a conceited man, you will only be insulted. If you reprimand an evil man, you will only get hurt. Never correct a conceited man; he will hate you for it. But if you correct a wise man, he will respect you. Anything you say to a wise man will make him wiser. Whatever you tell a righteous man will add to his knowledge.

To be wise you must first have reverence for the Lord. If you know the Holy One, you will have understanding. Wisdom will add years to your life. You are the one who will profit if you have wisdom, and if you reject it, you are the one who will suffer.

Stupidity is like a loud, ignorant, shameless woman. She sits at the door of her house or on a seat in the highest part of the town, and calls out of people passing by, who are minding their own business: "Come in, ignorant people!" To the foolish man she says, "Stolen water is sweeter. Stolen bread tastes better." Her victims do not know that the people die who go to her house, that those who have already entered are now in the world of dead.