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1 - Balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight <FI>is<Fi> His delight.

2 - Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

3 - The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

4 - Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

5 - The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

6 - The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

7 - In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

8 - The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

9 - With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

10 - In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> singing.

11 - By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

12 - Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

13 - A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

14 - Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.

15 - Evil <FI>one<Fi> suffereth when he hath been surety <FI>for<Fi> a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

16 - A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible <FI>men<Fi> retain riches.

17 - A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

18 - The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness--a true reward.

19 - Rightly <FI>is<Fi> righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil--for his own death.

20 - An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way <FI>are<Fi> His delight.

21 - Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

22 - A ring of gold in the nose of a sow--A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

23 - The desire of the righteous <FI>is<Fi> only good, The hope of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> transgression.

24 - There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

25 - A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

26 - Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing <FI>is<Fi> for the head of him who is selling.

27 - Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil--it meeteth him.

28 - Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

29 - Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the fool to the wise of heart.

30 - The fruit of the righteous <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls <FI>is<Fi> wise.

31 - Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!