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10:1  The proverbs of Shlomo: A wise son is a joy to his father, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
10:2  No good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness rescues from death.
10:3  Adonai does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
10:4  Idle hands bring poverty; diligent hands bring wealth.
10:5  A sensible person gathers in summer, but he who sleeps during harvest is an embarrassment.
10:6  Blessings are for the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked is a cover for violence.
10:7  The memory of the righteous will be for a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
10:8  Wise-hearted people take orders, but a babbling fool will have trouble.
10:9  He who walks purely walks securely, but he who walks in crooked ways will be found out.
10:10  He who winks his eye [instead of rebuking] causes pain, yet a babbling fool will have trouble.
10:11  The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked is a cover for violence.
10:12  Hate stirs up disputes, but love covers all kinds of transgressions.
10:13  On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom, but a stick is in store for the back of a fool.
10:14  Wise people hide their knowledge, but when a fool speaks, ruin is imminent.
10:15  The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
10:16  The activity of the righteous is for life; the income of the wicked is for sin.
10:17  He who observes discipline is on the way to life; but he who ignores correction is making a mistake.
10:18  He who covers up hate has lips that lie, and anyone who slanders is a fool.
10:19  When words are many, sin is not lacking; so he who controls his speech is wise.
10:20  The tongue of the righteous is like pure silver, but the mind of the wicked is worth little.
10:21  The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
10:22  The blessing of Adonai is what makes people rich, and he doesn’t mix sorrow with it.
10:23  To a fool, vileness is like a game, as is wisdom to a person of discernment.
10:24  What a fool dreads will overtake him, but the righteous will be given his desire.
10:25  When the storm has passed, the wicked are gone; but the righteous are firmly established forever.
10:26  Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes is a lazy person to his employer.
10:27  The fear of Adonai adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
10:28  What the righteous hope for will end in joy; what the wicked expect will come to nothing.
10:29  The way of Adonai is a stronghold to the upright but ruin to those who do evil.
10:30  The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
10:31  The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
10:32  The lips of the righteous know what is wanted, but the mouth of the wicked [knows] deceit.