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An angry person stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered person abounds in wrongdoing.

A person's pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor.

One who is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the oath but tells nothing.

The fear of man brings a snare, But one who trusts in the LORD will be protected.

I am certainly more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man;

Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Do not add to His words Or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.

Do not slander a slave to his master, Or he will curse you and you will be found guilty.

There is a kind of person who curses his father And does not bless his mother.

There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes, Yet is not washed from his filthiness.

There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.

There is a kind of person whose teeth are like swords And his jaw teeth like knives, To devour the poor from the earth And the needy from among mankind.

The eye that mocks a father And scorns a mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.

The way of the eagle in the sky, The way of a snake on a rock, The way of a ship in the middle of the sea, And the way of a man with a virgin.

Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,

Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband, And a female servant when she dispossesses her mistress.

The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer;

The rock hyraxes are not a mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the rocks;

The strutting rooster or the male goat, And a king when his army is with him.

She considers a field and buys it; From her earnings she plants a vineyard.