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The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But deliverance is of the LORD.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.

For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them all be fixed upon your lips,

For the LORD will plead their cause, And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

Lest you learn his ways And set a snare for your soul.

Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who is surety for debts;

Do not desire his delicacies, For they are deceptive food.

Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, But his heart is not with you.

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

For their Redeemer is mighty; He will plead their cause against you.

Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day;

For surely there is a hereafter, And your hope will not be cut off.

For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

For a harlot is a deep pit, And a seductress is a narrow well.

She also lies in wait as for a victim, And increases the unfaithful among men.

For their heart devises violence, And their lips talk of troublemaking.

For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.

Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate.