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19:1  It's better to be poor and live right than to be a stupid liar.
19:2  Willingness and stupidity don't go well together. If you are too eager, you will miss the road.
19:3  We are ruined by our own stupidity, though we blame the Lord.
19:4  The rich have many friends; the poor have none.
19:5  Dishonest witnesses and liars won't escape punishment.
19:6  Everyone tries to be friends of those who can help them.
19:7  If you are poor, your own relatives reject you, and your friends are worse. When you really need them, they are not there.
19:8  Do yourself a favor by having good sense— you will be glad you did.
19:9  Dishonest witnesses and liars will be destroyed.
19:10  It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule in place of a king.
19:11  It's wise to be patient and show what you are like by forgiving others.
19:12  An angry king roars like a lion, but when a king is pleased, it's like dew on the crops.
19:13  Foolish children bring disgrace to their fathers. A nagging wife goes on and on like the drip, drip, drip of the rain.
19:14  You may inherit all you own from your parents, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
19:15  If you are lazy and sleep your time away, you will starve.
19:16  Obey the Lord's teachings and you will live— disobey and you will die.
19:17  Caring for the poor is lending to the Lord, and you will be well repaid.
19:18  Correct your children before it's too late; if you don't punish them, trouble will come their way.
19:19  People with bad tempers are always in trouble, and they need help over and over again.
19:20  Pay attention to advice and accept correction, so you can live sensibly.
19:21  We may make a lot of plans, but the Lord will do what he has decided.
19:22  What matters most is loyalty. It's better to be poor than to be a liar.
19:23  Showing respect to the Lord brings true life— if you do it, you can relax without fear of danger.
19:24  Some people are too lazy to lift a hand to feed themselves.
19:25  Stupid fools learn good sense by seeing others punished; a sensible person learns by being corrected.
19:26  Disgraceful children rob their father and chase their mother away.
19:27  If you stop learning, you will forget what you already know.
19:28  A lying witness makes fun of the court system, and criminals think crime is really delicious.
19:29  A stupid fool should expect to be punished.