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16 People plan what they want to say,
but Yahweh determines how they will actually speak.
2 People think that everything that they do is right,
but Yahweh knows why people do what they do.
3 Entrust what you do to Yahweh,
and he will make what you plan to do succeed.
4 When Yahweh made everything, he planned what would happen to each thing.
He has even made wicked people for the time when he will punish them.
5 Yahweh detests all proud people;
he will certainly punish them.
6 Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully obey him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned.
People who revere Yahweh will avoid doing what is evil.
7 When Yahweh approves of what people do,
he even causes their enemies to be peaceful with them.
8 It is better for someone to have just a few things while being righteous,
than for someone to have a lot of crops while being unjust.
9 People plan what they want to do,
but Yahweh determines what they will actually do.
10 Kings speak for God;
when kings judge, they must always speak justly.
11 Yahweh made accurate weighing instruments for us to use honestly.
Indeed, he made all the stones in the weighing bag so that we would use them honestly.
12 Kings should detest any wicked thing that people do
because acting righteously causes kings to rule securely.
13 Ideally, kings enjoy hearing people speak honestly.
Indeed, they love people who say what is true.
14 When kings are angry, they cause people to die,
so wise people will appease them.
15 When kings are happy, they let people live;
when they approve of people, it is as refreshing as rain in springtime.
16 Becoming wise is better than having gold.
Indeed, it is better to choose to become understanding than to have silver.
17 Upright people act in a way that avoids doing what is evil;
people who want to stay alive are careful about what they do.
18 Being proud causes people to destroy themselves.
Indeed, being arrogant causes people to ruin themselves.
19 It is better to live humbly among poor people
than to live proudly and receive some of what proud people have taken from others.
20 People who act prudently in a matter will succeed,
and people who trust in Yahweh are happy.
21 People will call those who think wisely, “understanding ones,”
and people who speak pleasantly are able to teach others effectively.
22 Being insightful allows a person to live well continually,
but foolish people can only teach others to be foolish.
23 What wise people think causes them to speak insightfully,
and what those people say causes others to learn.
24 The pleasing things that people say are like a honeycomb:
They cause people to feel pleasant and healthy.
25 There is a way to do things that is easy and convenient for people,
but in the end, doing things that way will cause them to die.
26 Being hungry helps working people work
because wanting to eat motivates people to keep on working.
27 Worthless people plot how to hurt others;
the evil things they say harm others like fire burns people.
28 Perverse people cause other people to argue with each other,
and people who gossip about others cause friends to stop being friends.
29 Violent people tempt other people to sin,
and they guide them to behave wickedly.
30 People who use their eyes to signal to others are planning to do something perverse;
people who use their lips to signal to others are about to do the evil thing that they had planned to do.
31 The gray hair that old people have is like an honorable crown on their heads;
they achieve it by living righteously.
32 It is better to be someone who does not become angry quickly than to be powerful.
It is better to control oneself than to be as powerful as someone who conquers a city.
33 People throw lots in order to decide what to do,
but Yahweh decides whatever happens.
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