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A ransom for the righteous, is the lawless, and, instead of upright men, the traitor.

The craving of the sluggard, killeth him, for his hands have refused to work.

A lawless man emboldeneth his face, but, as for the upright, he, directeth his ways.

The horse, is prepared for the day of battle, but, to Yahweh, pertaineth the victory.

He that oppresseth the poor, to make increase for himself, giving to the rich, shall surely come to want.

For sweet shall they be, when thou shalt keep them in thine inmost mind, they shall fit well together, upon thy lips.

Have I not written for thee noble things, with counsels and knowledge:

For, Yahweh, will plead their cause, and will despoil their despoilers of life.

Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts:

Do not crave his dainties, for, the same, are deceitful food.

Wilt thou let thine eye fly thereupon, when it is nothing? for it will, surely make, itself wings, Like an eagle, will it wing its way across the heavens.

For, just as he hath thought in his own mind, so, he is: Eat and drink! he may say to thee, but, his heart, is not with thee.

As for thy morsel thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit it, so shalt thou waste thy things so sweet.

In the ears of a dullard, do not speak, for he will despise the good sense of thy words.

For, their near of kin, is strong, he, will plead their cause with thee.

For surely there is a future, and, thine expectation, shall not be cut off.

For, the tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!

For, a deep chasm, is the unchaste woman, and, a narrow pit, the female unknown;

Yea, she, as for prey, lieth in wait, and, the treacherous among mankind, she causeth to abound.

They who tarry over wine, they who go in to search for mixed wine.