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He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.

Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.

Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.

until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare-not knowing it will cost him his life.

The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.

when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.

I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.