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10:1  The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.
10:2  Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
10:3  Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.
10:4  A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches.
10:5  He who gathers in the summer is a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest is a child who brings shame.
10:6  Blessings belong to the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
10:7  The memory of righteousness is like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
10:8  A heart of wisdom will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
10:9  Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.
10:10  The winking of an eye causes trouble, and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.
10:11  A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness, and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.
10:12  Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all offenses.
10:13  On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.
10:14  Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
10:15  The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
10:16  The wage of the righteous leads to life; the gain of the wicked to sin.
10:17  On the path to life is he who guards instruction, but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.
10:18  He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit, and he who utters slander—he is a fool.
10:19  In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
10:20  Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness, a heart of wickedness is of little worth.
10:21  Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
10:22  The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich, and he does not increase sorrow with it.
10:23  It is like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.
10:24  The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
10:25  With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness, but the righteous have a foundation forever.
10:26  Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus is the lazy to one who employs him.
10:27  The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.
10:28  The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
10:29  A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh, but ruin belongs to evildoers.
10:30  The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed. But the wicked will not remain in the land.
10:31  The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.
10:32  The lips of the righteous know the acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.