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Train the child concerning his way; even when he is old, he will not stray from it.

He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will fail.

He who is generous will be blessed, for he gives to the poor from his own bread.

He who loves purity of heart and hasgracious speech, his friend is the king.

lest you learn his way and become entangled in a snare to yourself.

A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.

Do not desire his delicacies, for it is food of deception.

Do not eat the bread of the stingy, and do not desire his delicacies.

For, like hair in his throat, so it is. "Eat and drink!" he will say to you, but his heart will not be with you.

As for you, with the rod you shall beat him, and his life you will save from Sheol.

Wisdom is too high for fools; at the gate he will not open his mouth.

if you say, "Look, we do not know this," does not he who weighs hearts perceive it? And he who keeps your soul, he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.

Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence to his dwelling place.

lest Yahweh see and it be evil in his eyes, and turn his anger away from him.

Do not say, "Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him; I will pay back the man according to his deed."

Remove the wicked before a king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Like the cold of snow on a day of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him, and the soul of his master is refreshed.

Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

For coals of fire you will heap upon his head, and Yahweh will reward you.

A breached city where there is no wall is like a man who has no self-control for his spirit.