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13:1  Wise ·children take their parents’ advice [L sons listen to their father’s discipline/instruction], but ·whoever makes fun of wisdom [mockers] won’t listen to ·correction [a rebuke].
13:2  People will ·be rewarded for what they say [L eat well from the fruit of their mouth], but ·those who can’t be trusted [the faithless] ·want only [L have an appetite for] violence.
13:3  Those who ·are careful about what they say [L watch/guard their mouth] protect their lives, but whoever ·speaks without thinking [L spreads their lips wide] will be ruined.
13:4  The desire of the lazy is strong, but they get nothing, but desire of those who work hard will be satisfied.
13:5  ·Good [Righteous] people hate what is false, but the wicked do shameful and disgraceful things.
13:6  ·Doing what is right [Righteousness] protects the honest person on the path, but doing evil ·ruins [or misleads] the sinner.
13:7  Some people pretend to be rich but really have nothing. Others pretend to be poor but really are wealthy.
13:8  The rich may have to pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor will face no ·such danger [threats].
13:9  ·Good people can look forward to a bright future [L The light of the righteous rejoices], but the ·future of the wicked is like a flame going [L lamp of the wicked goes] out.
13:10  Pride only leads to arguments [or The empty-headed cause arguments out of pride], but those who take advice are wise.
13:11  Money that comes easily disappears quickly, but money that is gathered little by little will grow.
13:12  ·It is sad not to get what you hoped for [L Hope delayed makes the heart sick]. But ·wishes that come true are like eating fruit from [longing fulfilled is] the tree of life.
13:13  Those who ·reject what they are taught [despise a word] will pay for it, but those who ·obey what they are told [respect/fear the commandment] will be rewarded.
13:14  The teaching of a wise person ·gives life [L is a fountain of life] ·and can save people from death [L turning people aside from death traps/snares].
13:15  People with good ·understanding [insight; sense] will ·be well liked [receive favor], but the ·lives of those who are not trustworthy are [L way of the faithless is] hard.
13:16  Every ·wise [prudent] person acts ·with good sense [knowledgeably], but fools ·show how foolish they are [display stupidity].
13:17  A wicked messenger ·brings nothing but trouble [or will fall into evil], but a ·trustworthy [reliable] ·one [envoy] ·makes everything right [L brings healing].
13:18  A person who ·refuses [neglects] ·correction [instruction; discipline] will end up poor and disgraced, but the one who ·accepts [L guards] correction will be honored.
13:19  ·It is so good when wishes come true [L A realized longing/desire is pleasant], but fools ·hate [detest] ·to stop doing [turning from] evil.
13:20  ·Spend time [L Walk; Go] with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will ·suffer [or get into trouble].
13:21  Trouble ·always comes to [L pursues] sinners, but ·good [righteous] people ·enjoy success [get a good reward].
13:22  Good people leave their wealth to their grandchildren, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for ·good [righteous] people.
13:23  A poor person’s ·field [soil] might produce plenty of food, but ·others often steal it away [L it is unjustly swept away].
13:24  If you ·do not punish your children [L withhold/T spare the rod], you ·don’t love them [hate your children/son], but if you love your children, you will ·correct [discipline] them.
13:25  ·Good [Righteous] people ·have enough to eat [eat till they are full/satisfied], but the ·wicked will go hungry [L stomachs of the wicked will be empty].