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29:1  One who is often reproved, yet remains stubborn, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
29:2  When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
29:3  A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad, but to keep company with prostitutes is to squander one’s substance.
29:4  By justice a king gives stability to the land, but one who makes heavy exactions ruins it.
29:5  Whoever flatters a neighbor is spreading a net for the neighbor’s feet.
29:6  In the transgression of the evil there is a snare, but the righteous sing and rejoice.
29:7  The righteous know the rights of the poor; the wicked have no such understanding.
29:8  Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
29:9  If the wise go to law with fools, there is ranting and ridicule without relief.
29:10  The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, and they seek the life of the upright.
29:11  A fool gives full vent to anger, but the wise quietly holds it back.
29:12  If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.
29:13  The poor and the oppressor have this in common: the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
29:14  If a king judges the poor with equity, his throne will be established forever.
29:15  The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child.
29:16  When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the righteous will look upon their downfall.
29:17  Discipline your children, and they will give you rest; they will give delight to your heart.
29:18  Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but happy are those who keep the law.
29:19  By mere words servants are not disciplined, for though they understand, they will not give heed.
29:20  Do you see someone who is hasty in speech? There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.
29:21  A slave pampered from childhood will come to a bad end.
29:22  One given to anger stirs up strife, and the hothead causes much transgression.
29:23  A person’s pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
29:24  To be a partner of a thief is to hate one’s own life; one hears the victim’s curse, but discloses nothing.
29:25  The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.
29:26  Many seek the favor of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.
29:27  The unjust are an abomination to the righteous, but the upright are an abomination to the wicked.