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"The LORD created me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.

When He set a boundary for the sea So that the water would not violate His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was His delight daily, Rejoicing always before Him,

Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And having my delight in the sons of mankind.

Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; Teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.

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

One who walks in integrity walks securely, But one who perverts his ways will be found out.

The rich person's wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

When there are many words, wrongdoing is unavoidable, But one who restrains his lips is wise.

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight.

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

When a wicked person dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of strong people perishes.

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

With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.

One who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a person of understanding keeps silent.

One who is steadfast in righteousness attains life, But one who pursues evil attains his own death.

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, But the blameless in their walk are His delight.

One who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

One who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.