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He lays up sound wisdom for the upright.
    He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

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He stores up success[a] for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:7 Or resourcefulness

Go to the ant, you sluggard.
    Consider her ways, and be wise;
which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
    provides her bread in the summer,
    and gathers her food in the harvest.

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Laziness

Go to the ant,(A) you slacker!(B)
Observe its ways and become wise.
Without leader, administrator, or ruler,
it prepares its provisions in summer;
it gathers its food during harvest.(C)

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12 “I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling.
    Find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil.
    I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
14 Counsel and sound knowledge are mine.
    I have understanding and power.
15 By me kings reign,
    and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes rule,
    nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.

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12 I, wisdom, share a home with shrewdness
and have knowledge and discretion.(A)
13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil.(B)
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.
14 I possess good advice and sound wisdom;[a]
I have understanding and strength.(C)
15 It is by me that kings reign(D)
and rulers enact just law;
16 by me, princes lead,
as do nobles and all righteous judges.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 8:14 Or resourcefulness
  2. 8:16 Some Hb mss, LXX read nobles who judge the earth

The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
    but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

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23 The desire of the righteous is only good.
    The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,(A)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.(B)

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24 The hands of the diligent ones shall rule,
    but laziness ends in slave labor.

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24 The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.(A)

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By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things,
    but the unfaithful crave violence.

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From the fruit of his mouth,
a person will enjoy good things,(A)
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.(B)

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13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,
    but he who respects a command will be rewarded.

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13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,(A)
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.(B)

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22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail;
    but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

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22 Plans fail when there is no counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.(A)

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Commit your deeds to Yahweh,
    and your plans shall succeed.

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Commit your activities to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.(A)

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A man’s heart plans his course,
    but Yahweh directs his steps.

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A person’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord determines his steps.(A)

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12 It is an abomination for kings to do wrong,
    for the throne is established by righteousness.

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12 Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,(A)
since a throne is established through righteousness.(B)

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