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 to be poor and honest
    than to be dishonest and a fool.

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

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People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
    and then are angry at the Lord.

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

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10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
    or 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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:29 LXX Rods

29 Punishment is made for mockers,
    and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

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