Proverbs 18

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¹ Whoever lives alone fol ows private whims, and is angered by advice of any kind.	¹ Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.
² A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in airing an opinion.	² The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.
³ When wickedness comes, indignity comes too, and, with contempt, dishonour.	³ The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.
⁴ Deep waters, such are human words: a gushing stream, the utterance of wisdom.	⁴ Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.
⁵ It is not good to show partiality for the wicked and so to deprive the upright when giving judgement.	⁵ It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.
⁶ The lips of a fool go to the law-courts with a mouth that pleads for a beating.	⁶ The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.
⁷ The mouth of the fool works its owner's ruin, the lips of a fool are a snare for their owner's life.	⁷ The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.
⁸ The words of a slanderer are tasty morsels that go right down into the bel y.	⁸ The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.
⁹ Whoever is idle at work is blood-brother to the destroyer.	⁹ Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.
¹⁰ The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; the upright runs to it and is secure.	¹⁰ The name of the Lord is very strong tower. The just one rushes to it, and he shall be exalted.
¹¹ The wealth of the rich forms a stronghold, a high wal , as the rich supposes.	¹¹ The substance of the wealthy is the city of his strength, and it is like a strong wall encircling him.
¹² The human heart is haughty until destruction comes, before there can be glory there must be humility.	¹² The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.
¹³ To retort without first listening is both foolish and embarrassing.	¹³ Whoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.
¹⁴ Sickness the human spirit can endure, but when the spirit is broken, who can bear this?	¹⁴ The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?
¹⁵ The heart of the intel igent acquires learning, the ears of the wise search for knowledge.	¹⁵ A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.
¹⁶ A present will open al doors and win access to the great.	¹⁶ A man’s gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.
¹⁷ The first to plead is adjudged to be upright, until the next comes and cross-examines him.	¹⁷ The just is the first accuser of himself; his friend arrives and shall investigate him.
¹⁸ The lot puts an end to disputes and decides between men of power.	¹⁸ Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.
¹⁹ A brother offended is worse than a fortified city, and quarrels are like the locks of a keep.	¹⁹ A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities.
²⁰ From the fruit of the mouth is a stomach fil ed, it is the yield of the lips that gives contentment.	²⁰ From the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.
²¹ Death and life are in the gift of the tongue, those who indulge it must eat the fruit it yields.	²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.
²² He who finds a wife finds happiness, receiving a mark of favour from Yahweh.	²² He who has found a good wife has found goodness, and he shall draw contentment from the Lord. He who expels a good wife expels goodness. But he who holds on to an adulteress is foolish and impious.
²³ The language of the poor is entreaty, the answer of the rich harshness.	²³ The poor will speak with supplications. And the rich will express themselves roughly.
²⁴ There are friends who point the way to ruin, others are closer than a brother.	²⁴ A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.

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