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13:1  A wise son listens to the discipline of his father, but a mocker doesn’t listen to correction.
13:2  People eat well from the fruit of their words, but the treacherous have an appetite only for violence.
13:3  People who watch their mouths guard their lives, but those who open their lips are ruined.
13:4  The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing; the appetite of the diligent is satisfied.
13:5  The righteous hate false words, but the wicked create disgust and scorn.
13:6  Righteousness guards the innocent on the path, but wickedness misleads sinners.
13:7  Some pretend to be rich but have nothing, while others pretend to be poor, but have great riches.
13:8  Wealth can ransom a person’s life, but the poor don’t even receive threats.
13:9  The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
13:10  The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride; those who take advice are wise.
13:11  Riches gotten quickly will dwindle, but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.
13:12  Hope delayed makes the heart sick; longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
13:13  Trouble will come on those who despise a word, but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.
13:14  The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person away from deathtraps.
13:15  Good insight brings favor, but the way of the faithless is their ruin.
13:16  The prudent all act intelligently, but fools display their stupidity.
13:17  Wicked messengers fall into trouble, but a reliable one brings healing.
13:18  Poverty and shame come to those who don’t care about instruction; honor belongs to those who heed correction.
13:19  A desire fulfilled is pleasant, but fools find deviating from evil disgusting.
13:20  Walk with wise people and become wise; befriend fools and get in trouble.
13:21  Trouble pursues sinners, but good things reward the righteous.
13:22  Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance, but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.
13:23  A poor person’s land might produce much food, but it is unjustly swept away.
13:24  Those who withhold the rod hate their children, but the one who loves them applies discipline.
13:25  The righteous eat their fill, but the wicked have empty stomachs.