(A)Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
    he who keeps understanding will (B)discover good.
(C)A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who (D)breathes out lies will perish.
10 (E)It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
    much less for (F)a slave to rule over princes.
11 (G)Good sense makes one slow to anger,
    and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king's wrath is like (H)the growling of a lion,
    but his (I)favor is like (J)dew on the grass.
13 (K)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and (L)a wife's quarreling is (M)a continual dripping of rain.
14 (N)House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
    but a prudent wife is (O)from the Lord.
15 (P)Slothfulness casts into (Q)a deep sleep,
    and (R)an idle person will suffer hunger.

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