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1 - Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --

2 - The honour of God <FI>is<Fi> to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.

3 - The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings--<FI> are<Fi> unsearchable.

4 - Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

5 - Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.

6 - Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

7 - For better <FI>that<Fi> he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than <FI>that<Fi> he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

8 - Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

9 - Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

10 - Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

11 - Apples of gold in imagery of silver, <FI>Is<Fi> the word spoken at its fit times.

12 - A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, <FI>Is<Fi> the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

13 - As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, <FI>So is<Fi> a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.

14 - Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, <FI>Is<Fi> a man boasting himself in a false gift.

15 - By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

16 - Honey thou hast found--eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated <FI>with<Fi> it, and hast vomited it.

17 - Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated <FI>with<Fi> thee, and have hated thee.

18 - A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, <FI>Is<Fi> the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

19 - A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, <FI>Is<Fi> the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.

20 - Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, <FI>Is as<Fi> vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

21 - If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

22 - For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

23 - A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue--indignant faces.

24 - Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than <FI>with<Fi> a woman of contentions, and a house of company.

25 - <FI> As<Fi> cold waters for a weary soul, So <FI>is<Fi> a good report from a far country.

26 - A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, <FI>Is<Fi> the righteous falling before the wicked.

27 - The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour--honour.

28 - A city broken down without walls, <FI>Is<Fi> a man without restraint over his spirit!