Proverbs 19:1-14

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19 ^(A)Better is a poor person who ^(B)walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
² Desire^[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and whoever ^(C)makes haste with his feet misses his way.
³ When a man's folly ^(D)brings his way to ruin,
    his heart ^(E)rages against the Lord.
^4 (F)Wealth brings many new friends,
    ^(G)but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
^5 (H)A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who ^(I)breathes out lies will not escape.
⁶ Many seek the favor of a generous man,^[b]
    and everyone is a friend to a man who gives ^(J)gifts.
^7 (K)All a poor man's brothers hate him;
    ^(L)how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.^[c]
8 (M)Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
    he who keeps understanding will ^(N)discover good.
^9 (O)A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who ^(P)breathes out lies will perish.
^10 (Q)It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
    much less for ^(R)a slave to rule over princes.
^11 (S)Good sense makes one slow to anger,
    and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
¹² A king's wrath is like ^(T)the growling of a lion,
    but his ^(U)favor is like ^(V)dew on the grass.
^13 (W)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and ^(X)a wife's quarreling is ^(Y)a continual dripping of rain.
^14 (Z)House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
    but a prudent wife is ^(AA)from the Lord.