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19:1  Better to be poor and live one’s life uprightly than engage in crooked speech, for such a one is a fool.
19:2  To act without knowing how you function is not good; and if you rush ahead, you will miss your goal.
19:3  A person’s own folly is what ruins his way, but he rages in his heart against Adonai.
19:4  Wealth brings in many friends, but the poor man loses the one friend he has.
19:5  A false witness will not go unpunished; whoever breathes out lies will not escape.
19:6  Many ask favors of a generous person — to a giver of gifts, everyone is a friend.
19:7  A poor man’s relatives all hate him; even more his friends stay away from him. He may pursue them with entreaties, but they aren’t there to be found.
19:8  To acquire good sense is to love oneself; to treasure discernment is to prosper.
19:9  A false witness will not go unpunished; whoever breathes out lies will perish.
19:10  It isn’t fitting for a fool to live in luxury, and even less for a slave to govern princes.
19:11  People with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
19:12  A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
19:13  A son who is a fool is his father’s ruin, and a nagging wife is like a leak that keeps dripping.
19:14  A house and wealth are inherited from ancestors, but a sensible wife is from Adonai.
19:15  Laziness makes people fall asleep, and an idle person will go hungry.
19:16  He who keeps a mitzvah keeps himself safe, but he who doesn’t care how he lives will die.
19:17  He who is kind to the poor is lending to Adonai; and he will repay him for his good deed.
19:18  Discipline your child while there is hope, but don’t get so angry that you kill him!
19:19  A violent-tempered person will be punished; if you try to save him from it, you make things worse.
19:20  Listen to advice, and accept discipline, so that in the end you will be wise.
19:21  One can devise many plans in one’s mind, but Adonai’s plan will prevail.
19:22  A man’s lust is his shame, and a poor man is better than a liar.
19:23  The fear of Adonai leads to life; one who has it is satisfied and rests untouched by evil.
19:24  The lazy person buries his hand in the dish but doesn’t even bother to bring it to his mouth.
19:25  If you strike a scorner, the simple will learn to act wisely; if you reprove the intelligent, he will understand what you mean.
19:26  One who mistreats his father and evicts his mother is a son who brings them shame and disgrace.
19:27  My son, if you stop heeding discipline, you will stray from the principles of knowledge.
19:28  A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows wrongdoing.
19:29  Judgments are in store for scorners and blows for the backs of fools.