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Moff PROV Chapter 11

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A false balance is loathsome to the Eternal,

A but a proper weight is his delight.

When pride comes, disgrace comes too:

modest men show good sense.

The upright are kept straight by their own honesty:

dishonest men are ruined by their vice.

On the day of God’s anger wealth is of no avail:

goodness alone saves man from death.

The path of a right-minded man is cleared by his own goodness,

but a bad man is overturned by his own badness.

Upright men are safe, through their honesty,

but crafty men are caught by their own schemes.

When a good man dies, his hope is never lost:

the bad man’s vaunted hope is lost.

The good man is brought safe out of adversity:

the bad man takes his place!

A godless man would ruin his neighbour with slander,

but the good man is cautious and escapes.

When good men prosper, the city rejoices:

when bad men perish, there are shouts of joy.

A city is exalted by the success of the upright,

and overthrown by the policy of knaves.

A man who mocks at his neighbour has no sense:

the prudent man will hold his tongue.

A gossiping fellow will betray secrets,

but a trustworthy man will keep a confidence.

For lack of statesmanship, a nation sinks:

the saving of it is a wealth of counsellors.

He who goes bail for someone else will suffer:

he who loathes being a surety is in a sure position.

A charming woman wins respect

high-handed men win only wealth.

A kind man helps his own life:

a cruel man harms himself.

It is not real, what a bad man gains;

but goodness yields a lasting profit.

It makes for life, to set one’s heart on goodness:

the fatal thing is to be bent on evil.

Evil-minded men are loathsome to the Eternal,

but a blameless life is his delight.

Be sure of this: bad men never go unpunished,

but all is well with the good.

A golden ring in the snout of a sow,

and a pretty woman without sense!

What good men desire ends in their favour:

a bad man’s hope ends in the wrath of God.

One gives away, and still he grows the richer:

another keeps what he should give, and is the poorer.

A liberal soul will be enriched,

and he who waters will himself be watered.

He who holds corn up, the peopie curse him:

they bless the man who sells it.

He whose aims are good wins the goodwill of God:

he whose aims are evil, evil shall befall him.

He who relies on his wealth shall wither,

but a good man blooms like a green leaf.

He who stints his household ends with empty hands--

a fool like that becomes a wise man’s slave.

Life thrives like a tree on generosity,

but grasping greed is death to men.

If good men are punished on the earth,

how much more the sinful and the evil!

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