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Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.

The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard.

He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

The desire of the sluggard kills him for his hands refuse to labor.

A wicked man puts on a bold face, but an upright man considers his ways.

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

He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.

He who oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to want.

lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Do you see a man skilful in his work? he will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

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

Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies;

for he is like one who is inwardly reckoning. "Eat and drink!" he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

If you beat him with the rod you will save his life from Sheol.

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

If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not requite man according to his work?

Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do not violence to his home;

lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.