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when he prescribed boundaries for the sea, so that its water would not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

I was with him as someone he could trust. For me, every day was pure delight, as I played in his presence all the time,.

playing everywhere on his earth, and delighting to be with humankind.

"He who corrects a scoffer only gets insulted; reproving a wicked man becomes his blemish.

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

He who winks his eye [instead of rebuking] causes pain, yet a babbling fool will have trouble.

The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

When words are many, sin is not lacking; so he who controls his speech is wise.

What a fool dreads will overtake him, but the righteous will be given his desire.

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes is a lazy person to his employer.

When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; what he hopes for from evil comes to nothing.

The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked comes to take his place.

With his mouth the hypocrite can ruin his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuer of evil goes to his own death.

The crooked-hearted are an abomination to Adonai , but those sincere in their ways are his delight.

The people will curse him who withholds grain; but if he sells it, blessings will be on his head.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like sprouting leaves.

A good man obtains Adonai 's favor, but the schemer his condemnation.

A capable wife is a crown for her husband, but a shameful one is like rot in his bones.

A person wins praise in keeping with his common sense, but a person with a warped mind is treated with contempt.