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He took a bag of silver in his hand,On the day of the full moon he will come home."

Until an arrow pierces through his liver;As a bird hastens to the snare,And he does not know that it will cost him his soul.

"Yahweh possessed me at the beginning of His way,Before His deeds of old.

When He set for the sea its boundarySo that the water would not pass over His command,When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

Rejoicing in the world, His earth,My delight is in the sons of men.

But he who sins against me does violence to his own soul;All those who hate me love death."

Give knowledge to a wise man and he will be still wiser,Make a righteous man know it and he will increase his learning.

The proverbs of Solomon.A wise son makes a father glad,But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

He who walks in integrity walks securely,But he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city,The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,But he who holds back his lips has insight.

A deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh,But a just weight is His delight.

The righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight,But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

When a wicked man dies, his hope will perish,And the expectation of vigorous men perishes.

The righteous is rescued from distress,But the wicked takes his place.

With his mouth the godless man corrupts his neighbor,But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.

He who despises his neighbor lacks a heart of wisdom,But a man of discernment keeps silent.

The man of lovingkindness deals bountifully with his soul,But the cruel man brings trouble on his flesh.

He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life,And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh,But those of a blameless way are His delight.