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The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

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My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

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My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:

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Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

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My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

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My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,

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My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

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Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?

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Wisdom has made her house, putting up her seven pillars.

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A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

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Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

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A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

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A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

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Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

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By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

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The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

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Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.

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He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

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Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

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Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error t ...

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The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in ...

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A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver a ...

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When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;

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Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

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These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

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Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.

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Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.

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The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like ...

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A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made ...

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The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God, I ...

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The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.

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