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As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

A person's gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord , and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.

Do not say, "I will pay back evil!" Wait for the Lord , so that he may vindicate you.

It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless are taken in the place of the upright.

What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.

A wicked person shows boldness with his face, but as for the upright, he discerns his ways.

A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory is from the Lord .

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.