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10:1  Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
10:2  Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
10:3  Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
10:4  Poor [is] he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
10:5  Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
10:6  Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
10:7  The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
10:8  The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
10:9  Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
10:10  Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
10:11  A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
10:12  Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
10:13  In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
10:14  The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
10:15  The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
10:16  The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
10:17  A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
10:18  Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
10:19  In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
10:20  The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.
10:21  The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
10:22  The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
10:23  To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
10:24  The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
10:25  As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
10:26  As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
10:27  The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
10:28  The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
10:29  The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
10:30  The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.
10:31  The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
10:32  The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!