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13:1  A wise son takes his father’s chastening: but a scorner does not hear rebuke.
13:2  Of the fruit of his mouth man shall eat well: but the soul of the transgressors shall starve.
13:3  He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
13:4  The soul of the sluggard desires, and attains nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
13:5  The righteous man hates lying: but the wicked man makes himself loathsome, and abominable.
13:6  Righteousness keeps the one of the perfect way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
13:7  There are those that make themselves rich, yet have nothing: there are those that make themselves poor, yet have great riches.
13:8  The redemption of a man’s life is his riches: but the poor does not hear rebuke.
13:9  The light of the righteous shall rejoice: but the fire of the wicked shall be put out.
13:10  Pride shall certainly give birth to contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
13:11  The riches of vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labour shall increase.
13:12  Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
13:13  Whosoever despises the word shall perish by it: but he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
13:14  The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
13:15  Good understanding brings forth grace: but the way of transgressors is hard.
13:16  Every sane man works according to wisdom: but the fool shall manifest his folly.
13:17  A bad messenger shall fall into evil: but a faithful ambassador is medicine.
13:18  Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuses chastening: but he that regards reproof shall be honoured.
13:19  The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
13:20  He that walks with wise men shall be wise, but the companion of fools shall be destroyed.
13:21  Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
13:22  A good man shall leave an inheritance to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
13:23  In the fallow ground of the poor there is much bread, but it is lost for lack of judgment.
13:24  He that cuts short chastening hates his son, but he that loves him chastens him early.
13:25  The righteous eats until his soul is satisfied, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.