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^(C1)Better is a poor person who ^(C2)walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in ^(F1)speech and is a fool.

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And one who hurries ^(F1)(C1)his footsteps ^(F2)errs.

The ^(C1)foolishness of a person ruins his way, And his heart ^(C2)rages against the LORD.

^(C1)Wealth adds many friends, But a poor person is separated from his friend.

A ^(C1)false witness will not go unpunished, And one who ^(C2)declares lies will not escape.

^(C1)Many will seek the favor of a ^(F1)generous person, And every person is a friend to ^(C2)him who gives gifts.

All the brothers of a poor person hate him; How much more do his ^(C1)friends abandon him! He ^(C2)pursues them with words, but they are ^(F1)gone.

One who gets ^(F1)wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will ^(C1)find good.

A ^(C1)false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will perish.

Luxury is ^(C1)not fitting for a fool; Much less for a ^(C2)slave to rule over princes.

A person's ^(C1)discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory ^(C2)to overlook an offense.

A ^(C1)king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like ^(C2)dew on the grass.

A ^(C1)foolish son is destruction to his father, And the ^(C2)quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

House and wealth are an ^(C1)inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

^(C1)Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And ^(F1)a lazy ^(F2)person will suffer hunger.