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UST PRO Chapter 19

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19 It is better to be poor and behave honestly,

than to speak deceitfully and be stupid.

2 Furthermore, it is very bad for people to not know what they should know;

people sin who act hastily.

3 People who act foolishly destroy themselves,

yet they become furious with Yahweh and blame him.

4 Wealthy people easily make many friends,

but poor people lose even the friends they have.

5 Someone will surely punish lying witnesses.

Indeed, someone will surely punish people who lie easily.

6 A lot of people want royal officials to favor them,

and it seems like everyone wants to be friends with generous people.

7 All the relatives of poor people despise them;

but even more so, their friends avoid them!

Although they call out to them for help, they do not respond.

8 People who think wisely benefit themselves;

people who remember what they should understand will surely succeed.

9 Someone will surely punish lying witnesses.

Indeed, people who lie easily will die.

10 It is wrong for foolish people to live luxuriously,

and it is even worse for slaves to reign over princes!

11 Insightful people do not get angry quickly,

and people show how honorable they are by forgiving people who sin against them.

12 When kings are furious, they frighten people like the roaring of young lions frightens people,

but when they approve of people, it is as refreshing as dew on plants.

13 Foolish children destroy their fathers,

and when wives argue with their husbands, it is as annoying as constantly dripping water.

14 People inherit houses and riches from their fathers,

but Yahweh alone gives men insightful wives.

15 Lazy people sleep well,

but such idle people are always hungry.

16 People who obey what others command them enable themselves to stay alive,

but people who do not care about what they do will die.

17 Being kind to poor people is like loaning money to Yahweh;

he will reward anyone who does so.

18 Correct your children while you still can;

and do not allow yourself to kill them.

19 Very angry people will pay for being angry;

if you rescue them from what they must pay, you will have to do so again and again.

20 Pay attention to what people advise you to do and let people teach you

in order to become wise when you are about to die.

21 People plan to do many things,

but only what Yahweh advises will succeed.

22 People want others to be faithful,

and poor people are better than people who lie.

23 Reverently fearing Yahweh causes people to live for a long time;

such people rest contently,

nothing will harm them.

24 Lazy people put their hands in a dish of food;

but are so lazy that they will not lift the food to their mouths.

25 If you punish people who ridicule others,

then naive people who see you do that will become sensible.

If you correct understanding people,

then they will learn what they should know.

26 Children who act violently toward their fathers and chase away their mothers

are disgraceful and embarrassing.

27 My son, if you stop listening to what people teach you,

then you will reject what you already know that people told you.

28 Worthless witnesses scorn what is just,

and wicked people enjoy acting sinfully as if they were gulping down delicious food.

29 Yahweh is ready to condemn people who ridicule others,

and he is ready to beat fools on their backs.

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