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29:1  He, that being often reproved, stiffeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without marpeh (remedy).
29:2  When the tzaddikim are increased, the people rejoice, but when the rasha beareth rule, the people groan.
29:3  He who loveth chochmah rejoiceth aviv, but he that keepeth company with zonot squanders his hon (substance, wealth).
29:4  Melech by mishpat establisheth eretz, but an ish terumot (a man of bribes) bringeth it down.
29:5  A gever that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a reshet (net) for his feet.
29:6  By peysha (transgression) an ish rah is snared, but the tzaddik doth sing and have simchah.
29:7  The tzaddik considereth the cause of the dalim, but the rasha (wicked) doeth not understand such da’as (knowledge).
29:8  Scornful men enflame a city, but chachamim turn away af (wrath).
29:9  If an ish chacham has to contend with a fool, he [the fool] rageth or laugheth, and hath no rest.
29:10  The anshei damim hate integrity, but the yesharim seek his nefesh (soul, i.e., his soul’s well-being).
29:11  A kesil (fool) uttereth all his wrath, but a chacham keepeth it back quietly.
29:12  If a moshel pays heed to davar sheker, all his mesharetim (officials, ministers) are resha’im.
29:13  The rahsh (pauper) and the oppressor have this in common: Hashem enlighteneth both their eynayim.
29:14  If Melech shofet be’emes (judges in truth) the dalim, his kisse shall be established forever.
29:15  The shevet (rod) and tokhakhat (reproof) give chochmah, but a na’ar (child) left to himself bringeth immo to shame.
29:16  When the resha’im are multiplied, peysha (transgression) increaseth, but the tzaddikim shall see their downfall.
29:17  Correct binecha, and he shall give thee rest; indeed, he shall give delight unto thy nefesh.
29:18  Where there is no chazon (prophetic vision), the people cast off restaint [i.e., perish ungovernable], but he that is shomer over the torah, happy is he.
29:19  An eved will not be corrected by devarim, for though he understand he will not answer.
29:20  Seest thou an ish that is hasty in his devarim? There is more tikvah for a kesil (fool) than for him.
29:21  He that pampers his eved from youth up shall have him as his ben at the acharit (end).
29:22  An ish af (angry man) stirreth up strife, and a ba’al chemah (ill-tempered man) aboundeth in peysha (transgression).
29:23  Ga’avat adam (pride of man) shall bring him low, but the humble in ruach shall attain kavod.
29:24  He who is partner with a ganav hateth his own nefesh; he heareth the curse of the victim but discloses nothing.
29:25  The fear of adam bringeth a mokesh (snare), but he who putteth his trust in Hashem shall be secure.
29:26  Many seek the moshel’s favor, but mishpat ish cometh from Hashem.
29:27  An unjust man is a to’evah to the tzaddikim, and he that is yeshar derech (upright in the way) is to’evah to the rasha.