On Life and Conduct

19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips

19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
    than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.

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  1. Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”

The (A)foolishness of a person ruins his way,
And his heart (B)rages against the Lord.

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As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin,
    and against Yahweh his heart[a] will rage.

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  1. Proverbs 19:3 Or “mind”

10 Luxury is (A)not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a (B)slave to rule over princes.

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10 For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,
    any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.

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29 [a]Judgments are prepared for (A)scoffers,
And (B)beatings for the backs of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 19:29 LXX Rods

29 Judgments[a] are prepared for the scoffers,
    and flogging for the back of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 19:29 Or “Punishments,” or “Condemnations”