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¹ He who separates himself indulges his desires
    and shows contempt for sound advice of any kind.

² A fool takes no pleasure in trying to understand;
    he only wants to express his own opinion.

³ When a wicked person comes, contempt comes too,
    and with disdain, provocation.

⁴ The words of a man's mouth are deep water,
    a gushing torrent, a fountain of wisdom.

⁵ It is not good to be partial to the guilty
    and thus deprive the innocent of justice.

⁶ A fool's words get him into fights;
    yes, his mouth calls out for a beating.
⁷ A fool's mouth is his ruin;
    his words are a trap for him.
⁸ A slanderer's words are tasty morsels;
    they slide right down into the belly.

⁹ Whoever is lazy in doing his work
    is brother to the destroyer.

¹⁰ The name of Adonai is a strong tower;
    a righteous person runs to it and is raised high [above danger].
¹¹ The wealth of the rich is his fortified city,
    like a high wall, in his own imagination.

¹² Before being ruined, a person's heart is proud;
    before being honored, a person must be humble.

¹³ To answer someone before hearing him out
    is both stupid and embarrassing.

¹⁴ A person's spirit can sustain him when ill,
    but a crushed spirit — who can bear it?

¹⁵ The mind of a person with discernment gets knowledge,
    and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

¹⁶ A person's gift clears his way
    and gives him access to the great.

¹⁷ The first to state his case seems right,
    till the other one comes and cross-examines.
¹⁸ Casting lots puts an end to strife
    and separates powerful disputants.

¹⁹ It is harder to win an offended brother than a strong city;
    their fights are like the bars of a fortress.

²⁰ A person's belly will be filled with the fruit of his mouth;
    with what his lips produce he will be filled.
²¹ The tongue has power over life and death;
    those who indulge it must eat its fruit.

²² He who finds a wife finds a great good;
    he has won the favor of Adonai.

²³ The poor man speaks beseechingly,
    the rich man's answer is blunt.

²⁴ Some "friends" pretend to be friends,
    but a true friend sticks closer than a brother.