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If you say, "Behold, we didn't know this;" Doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting-place:

Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

Take away the wicked from the king's presence, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to those who send him; For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

For you will heap coals of fire on his head, And Yahweh will reward you.

Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion.

Like one who seizes a dog's ears Is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart.

When his speech is charming, don't believe him; For there are seven abominations in his heart:

His malice may be concealed by deception, But his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.