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The Book of Proverbs 10

10 These are more wise sayings said by Solomon:

Wise children make their fathers glad,

but foolish children make their mothers sad.

2 Riches that people acquire by acting wickedly will not benefit them,

but people who act righteously prevent themselves from dying too soon.

3 Yahweh prevents righteous people from starving,

but he prevents wicked people from getting what they want.

4 People who are lazy become poor,

but people who work hard become rich.

5 Sons who collect crops at the right time are insightful,

but sons who sleep during the time to harvest crops are shameful.

6 God blesses righteous people;

but what wicked people say sometimes prevents others from knowing about the violent acts that they do.

7 People will be happy when they remember righteous people,

but people will forget wicked people as if they were something that decays and disappears.

8 People who think wisely are willing to obey the good things that people tell them to do,

but people who speak foolishly destroy themselves.

9 People who behave honestly will live safely;

but God will catch people who behave deceitfully.

10 People who gesture with their eyes to deceive others hurt people,

and people who speak foolishly destroy themselves.

11 What righteous people say is like a spring that enables people to live long and well;

but what wicked people say prevents others from knowing about the violent acts that they do.

12 When people hate others, they argue with each other;

but when people love others, they forgive people for the wrong things that they do.

13 Discerning people say what is wise,

but someone must punish people who do not think wisely.

14 Wise people continue to learn all that they can,

but when foolish people speak, they start to destroy things.

15 What rich people own keeps them safe like a strong wall keeps a city safe,

but poor people suffer much because they are poor.

16 God rewards righteous people by allowing them to live for a long time,

but God recompenses wicked people by punishing them for sinning.

17 People who heed what is instructive will live for a long time;

but people who do not let others correct them do what will destroy them.

18 People who hate others but pretend that they do not hate them speak falsely.

People who slander others are foolish.

19 People who talk a lot sin a lot;

but people who refrain from speaking unnecessarily are wise.

20 What righteous people say is as valuable as the best silver;

but what wicked people think is worthless.

21 What righteous people say benefits many people,

but foolish people die because they do not think wisely.

22 When people become wealthy, it is because Yahweh has blessed them,

and working harder will not make them to become wealthier.

23 Foolish people enjoy doing the wicked things that they planned to do,

but sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.

24 Wicked people will experience what frightens them;

but righteous people will receive what they want.

25 When something disastrous happens, it destroys wicked people,

but righteous people are like a foundation that lasts forever.

26 Lazy people irritate people who send them to do something for them,

like vinegar irritates teeth and smoke irritates eyes.

27 People who revere Yahweh will live for a long time,

but wicked people will live for only a short time.

28 What righteous people hope for will make them joyful,

but what wicked people hope for will not happen.

29 Yahweh protects honest people like a fortress because they live the way that he directs people to live,

but not living that way destroys people who act sinfully.

30 Righteous people will always be secure,

but wicked people will never live in our land.

31 Righteous people say what is wise,

but Yahweh will stop people from speaking who speak perversely.

32 Righteous people know good things to say,

but wicked people continually say things that are not true.

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