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16:1  People go about making their plans, but the Eternal has the final word.
16:2  Even when you think you have good intentions, He knows your real motives.
16:3  Whatever you do, do it as service to Him, and He will guarantee your success.
16:4  The Eternal made everything for a reason. Even wrongdoers fit in His plans; troubled times await them.
16:5  He abhors arrogant people. Make no mistake about it! They will be punished!
16:6  The penalty of sin is removed by love and loyalty; and by devotion to the Eternal, evil is avoided.
16:7  When people make good choices, He is pleased; He even causes their enemies to live peacefully near them.
16:8  Better to have little and stand for what is right than to become rich by doing what is wrong.
16:9  People do their best making plans for their lives, but the Eternal guides each step.
16:10  The king makes a decision under divine inspiration, but he must never render an unfair judgment.
16:11  The Eternal requires that business be conducted honestly; He wants fairness in all your dealings.
16:12  When kings commit evil, it is despicable, because their thrones should be built on justice.
16:13  Kings admire those who tell the truth; they adore those who set the record straight.
16:14  A king’s rage signals that people will die, but whoever is wise will pacify him.
16:15  If a king is smiling brightly, life will be granted; his favor is like a cloud swelled with the first spring rain.
16:16  How much better it is to receive wisdom than the riches of gold and to gain understanding over some silver prize!
16:17  The highway of the just bypasses evil; those who watch where they’re going protect their lives from sin.
16:18  Pride precedes destruction; an arrogant spirit gives way to a nasty fall.
16:19  It is better to be humble and live among the poor, than to divide up stolen property with the proud.
16:20  Those devoted to instruction will prosper in goodness; those who trust in the Eternal will experience His favor.
16:21  The wise at heart have a reputation for understanding; pleasant words make the lips more persuasive.
16:22  Understanding for those who have it is a spring of life, but it is pointless to try and instruct a fool.
16:23  From a wise heart flow careful words; wise words make the lips more persuasive.
16:24  Pleasant words are like a honeycomb: they drip sweet food for life and bring health to the body.
16:25  Before every person lies a road that seems to be right, but at the end of that road death and destruction wait.
16:26  People work to stay alive, pressed daily by their need to eat.
16:27  Good-for-nothings conjure up evil ideas; their conversations fuel destructive fires.
16:28  Perverse people stir up contention; gossip makes best friends into enemies.
16:29  Violent people try to recruit their neighbors, wanting to lead them down the vile path of evil they have chosen.
16:30  Body language can expose a person’s intentions: whoever winks the eye is planning perversity; whoever purses his lips is intent on evil.
16:31  Gray hair is a crown of honor, earned by living the right kind of life.
16:32  It is better to be a patient man than a mighty warrior, better to be someone who controls his temper than someone who conquers a city.
16:33  We may try to control the roll of the dice, but actually, the Eternal decides what they will determine.