| Chapter 21 |
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The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure. --
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Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts. --
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To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering. --
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A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin. --
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The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need. --
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He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death. --
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By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right. --
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Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright. --
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It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house. --
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The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour. --
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When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge. --
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The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction. --
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He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help. --
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By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe. --
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It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil. --
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The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades. --
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The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth. --
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The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright. --
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It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman. --
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There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man. --
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21 |
He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour. --
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22 |
A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith. --
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He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles. --
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The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride. --
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The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work. --
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All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back. --
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The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose! --
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A false witness will be cut off, ... --
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The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way. --
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30 |
Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord. --
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31 |
The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord. --
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