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13:1  Wise children take their parents’ advice, but whoever makes fun of wisdom won’t listen to correction.
13:2  People will be rewarded for what they say, but those who can’t be trusted want only violence.
13:3  Those who are careful about what they say protect their lives, but whoever speaks without thinking will be ruined.
13:4  The lazy will not get what they want, but those who work hard will.
13:5  Good people hate what is false, but the wicked do shameful and disgraceful things.
13:6  Doing what is right protects the honest person, but doing evil ruins the sinner.
13:7  Some people pretend to be rich but really have nothing. Others pretend to be poor but really are wealthy.
13:8  The rich may have to pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor will face no such danger.
13:9  Good people can look forward to a bright future, but the future of the wicked is like a flame going out.
13:10  Pride only leads to arguments, but those who take advice are wise.
13:11  Money that comes easily disappears quickly, but money that is gathered little by little will grow.
13:12  It is sad not to get what you hoped for. But wishes that come true are like eating fruit from the tree of life.
13:13  Those who reject what they are taught will pay for it, but those who obey what they are told will be rewarded.
13:14  The teaching of a wise person gives life. It is like a fountain that can save people from death.
13:15  People with good understanding will be well liked, but the lives of those who are not trustworthy are hard.
13:16  Every wise person acts with good sense, but fools show how foolish they are.
13:17  A wicked messenger brings nothing but trouble, but a trustworthy one makes everything right.
13:18  A person who refuses correction will end up poor and disgraced, but the one who accepts correction will be honored.
13:19  It is so good when wishes come true, but fools hate to stop doing evil.
13:20  Spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer.
13:21  Trouble always comes to sinners, but good people enjoy success.
13:22  Good people leave their wealth to their grandchildren, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for good people.
13:23  A poor person’s field might produce plenty of food, but others often steal it away.
13:24  If you do not punish your children, you don’t love them, but if you love your children, you will correct them.
13:25  Good people have enough to eat, but the wicked will go hungry.