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19:1  Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
19:2  Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.
19:3  As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.
19:4  Wealth adds many friends, but the poor will be left by his friends.
19:5  A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will not escape.
19:6  Many will seek favor before the generous, and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.
19:7  All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues them with words, and they are gone.
19:8  He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding loves to find good.
19:9  A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will perish.
19:10  For a fool living in luxury is not fitting, any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.
19:11  The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger, and his glory overlooks offense.
19:12  The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
19:13  A foolish child is a ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.
19:14  A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but from Yahweh comes a woman who is prudent.
19:15  Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
19:16  He who guards commandments guards his life; he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
19:17  He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.
19:18  Discipline your child, for there is hope, but on his destruction do not set your desire.
19:19  A hot-tempered person pays a penalty; if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.
19:20  Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your future.
19:21  Many plans are in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
19:22  The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
19:23  Fear of Yahweh leads to life; he who is filled with it will rest—he will not suffer harm.
19:24  A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
19:25  The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence, and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.
19:26  He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother, is a child who causes shame and brings reproach.
19:27  Cease to listen to instruction, my child, and you will stray from sayings of knowledge.
19:28  A worthless witness will mock justice, and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.
19:29  Judgments are prepared for the scoffers, and flogging for the back of fools.