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By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just;
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Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.
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Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.
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Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
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Saying 6
Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.
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Saying 10
Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.
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Saying 11
Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
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Saying 12
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
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Saying 13
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
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Saying 14
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;
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Saying 15
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
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Saying 16
Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:
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Saying 17
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
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Saying 18
My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,
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Saying 19
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
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As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
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a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
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Do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.
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It is not for kings, Lemuel— it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
