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1 - An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

2 - A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

3 - When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

4 - The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

5 - To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

6 - A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

7 - A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

8 - The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

9 - One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

10 - Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

11 - The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

12 - Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

13 - He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

14 - A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

15 - The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

16 - A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

17 - He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

18 - The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

19 - A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

20 - A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

22 - Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

23 - The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

24 - A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.