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10:1  A wise son gladdens his father, and a son deficient in mind shames his mother.
10:2  There is no profit in the treasures of evil, but righteousness saves from death.
10:3  For Lord Jehovah will not famish the soul of the righteous, but the property of the evil he demolishes.
10:4  Poverty humbles a man but the hands of the diligent make rich.
10:5  He that works in summer is an intelligent son, and he who sleeps in harvest is a son that brings shame.
10:6  Blessing will be upon the head of the righteous and the mouth of the evil will conceal evil.
10:7  The memory of the righteous is for a blessing and the name of the evil will be extinguished.
10:8  For the wise will receive the commandment to his heart and he who is insane is caught by his lips.
10:9  He that walks in perfection goes in hope, and he who perverts his ways will be known.
10:10  He that winks with his eyes in deceit gives sorrow, and he who reproves openly makes peace.
10:11  The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, and the mouths of the evil will hide evil.
10:12  Hatred stirs up judgment, and shame will cover all the evil ones.
10:13  Whoever brings forth wisdom from his lips beats the man lacking a heart with a staff.
10:14  The wise will conceal knowledge and the mouth of the hasty is near ruin.
10:15  The property of the rich is mighty fortress cities, and the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
10:16  The work of the righteous one is for life and the fruits of the evil one are for sin.
10:17  The way of life preserves instruction and he that hates rebuke is a moron.
10:18  The lips of the evil lie in wait in hostility and he that brings forth a curse is lacking a mind.
10:19  In the multitude of words the evil one is not saved and he who restrains his lips is intelligent.
10:20  The tongue of the righteous is choice silver and the heart of the evil is bitterness.
10:21  The lips of the righteous multiply compassion and the insane will die in the deficiency of their mind.
10:22  The blessing of Lord Jehovah makes rich and there shall be no sorrow with it.
10:23  A moron, in making merry, does evil, and a man has wisdom by his reasoning.
10:24  The evil one is dragged to destruction and hope is given to the righteous.
10:25  As the tornado passes suddenly so the evil one will be destroyed and not be found, but the foundation of the righteous one will be laid for eternity.
10:26  As unripe grapes hurt the teeth, and smoke the eyes, so evil hurts those practicing it.
10:27  The worship of Lord Jehovah will add days, and the years of the evil ones will be subtracted.
10:28  The hope of the righteous is with joy and the hope of the evil will perish.
10:29  The way of Lord Jehovah is power to the perfect, and ruin to evildoers.
10:30  The righteous will not be moved for eternity and the evil will not dwell in the Earth.
10:31  The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom and a perverted tongue will be cut out.
10:32  The lips of the righteous know goodness, and the mouths of the evil are perverted.