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Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.

Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.

Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away.

Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.

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

When He assigned to the sea its limit, So that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth,

Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; [fn] And I was daily His delight,Rejoicing always before Him,

Rejoicing in His inhabited world, And my delight was with the sons of men.

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

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

He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become known.

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

In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight.

The righteousness of the blameless will direct [fn] his way aright,But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

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

The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, But a man of understanding holds his peace.

The merciful man does good for his own soul, But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

As righteousness leads to life, So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.