A Good Name 1 CPDV A good name is better than many riches. And good esteem is above silver and gold. BSB BSB: A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
2 CPDV The rich and poor have met one another. The Lord is the maker of them both. BSB BSB: The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
3 CPDV The clever saw evil and hid himself. The innocent continued on and was afflicted with damage. BSB BSB: The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
4 CPDV The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life. BSB BSB: The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
5 CPDV Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them. BSB BSB: Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
6 CPDV The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it. BSB BSB: Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 CPDV The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender. BSB BSB: The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 CPDV Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils, and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed. BSB BSB: He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 CPDV Whoever is inclined to mercy shall be blessed, for from his bread he has given to the poor. Whoever gives gifts will acquire victory and honor. But he carries away the soul of the receiver. BSB BSB: A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
10 CPDV Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease. BSB BSB: Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
11 CPDV Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend. BSB BSB: He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
12 CPDV The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge. And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted. BSB BSB: The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
13 CPDV The lazy one says: “There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets.” BSB BSB: The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
14 CPDV The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit; the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it. BSB BSB: The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
15 CPDV Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee. BSB BSB: Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 CPDV Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need. BSB BSB: Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
Thirty Sayings of the Wise Saying 1 17 CPDV Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine. BSB BSB: Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—
18 CPDV It shall be beautiful to you, if you preserve it in your inner self, and it shall overflow from your lips, BSB BSB: for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
19 CPDV so that your confidence may be in the Lord. Therefore, I also have revealed it to you this day. BSB BSB: So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
20 CPDV Behold, I have written it for you in three ways, and with meditations and knowledge, BSB BSB: Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
21 CPDV so that I might reveal to you, firmly and with words of truth, in order to respond about these things to those who sent you. BSB BSB: to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?
Saying 2 22 CPDV Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate. BSB BSB: Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
23 CPDV For the Lord will judge his case, and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul. BSB BSB: for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
Saying 3 24 CPDV Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man, BSB BSB: Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
25 CPDV lest perhaps you learn his ways, and take up a stumbling block to your soul. BSB BSB: or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
Saying 4 26 CPDV Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts. BSB BSB: Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
27 CPDV For if you do not have the means to restore, what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed? BSB BSB: If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
Saying 5 28 CPDV Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set. BSB BSB: Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
Saying 6 29 CPDV Have you seen a man swift in his work? He shall stand in the sight of kings, and not before those who are disreputable. BSB BSB: Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
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