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19:1  Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.
19:2  Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries his footsteps sins.
19:3  The folly of man subverts his way, But his heart rages against Yahweh.
19:4  Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.
19:5  A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies will not escape.
19:6  Many will seek the favor of a noble man, And everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
19:7  All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends distance themselves from him! He pursues them with words, but they are no more.
19:8  He who acquires a heart of wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps discernment will find good.
19:9  A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies will perish.
19:10  Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
19:11  A man’s insight makes him slow to anger, And it is his honor to overlook a transgression.
19:12  The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
19:13  A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
19:14  House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a wife who has insight is from Yahweh.
19:15  Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And a slack-handed soul will suffer hunger.
19:16  He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who despises his way will die.
19:17  He who is gracious to a poor man lends to Yahweh, And He will repay him for his bountiful deed.
19:18  Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not direct your soul to put him to death.
19:19  A man of great wrath will bear the penalty, For if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
19:20  Listen to counsel and receive discipline, That you may be wise in the end of your days.
19:21  Many thoughts are in a man’s heart, But it is the counsel of Yahweh that will stand.
19:22  What is desirable in a man is his lovingkindness, And better is a poor man than a man of falsehood.
19:23  The fear of Yahweh leads to life, So that one may sleep satisfied, not visited by evil.
19:24  The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
19:25  Strike a scoffer and the simple may become prudent, But reprove one who has understanding and he will understand knowledge.
19:26  He who assaults his father and causes his mother to flee Is a son who brings shame and humiliation.
19:27  Cease listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
19:28  A vile witness scoffs at justice, And the mouth of the wicked swallows up iniquity.
19:29  Judgments are established for scoffers, And beatings for the back of fools.