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21:1  The king’s heart is like a channel of water directed by the Eternal: He chooses which way He bends it.
21:2  Everyone may think his own way of living is right, but the Eternal examines our hearts.
21:3  To do what is right and to seek justice— these please Him more than sacrifice.
21:4  The lamp of the wicked lights his way; a proud look, an arrogant heart—all sin.
21:5  A well-thought-out plan will work to your advantage, but hasty actions will cost you dearly.
21:6  The fortune made by a swindler is a fast-burning fog and a recipe for death.
21:7  Wicked people will be swept up in their own violence because they refuse to seek justice.
21:8  Dishonest people walk along the crooked path they have made, but the innocent travel the straight course they have laid.
21:9  It is better to dwell outside on the corner of your roof than to live inside your house with a badgering wife.
21:10  Wicked people delight in doing bad things; their neighbors never see even a hint of compassion.
21:11  A naive person wises up when he sees a mocker punished. A wise person becomes even wiser just by being instructed.
21:12  The right-living understands how evildoers operate; he subverts them and ruins their plans.
21:13  If you ignore the groans of the poor, one day your own cries for help will go unanswered.
21:14  A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a present offered privately calms fierce rage.
21:15  When justice is done, those who are in the right celebrate, but those who make trouble are terrified.
21:16  People who wander from the way of wise living will lie down in the company of corpses.
21:17  Those who live to party, who pursue pleasure, will end up penniless; those who enjoy lots of wine and rich food will never have money.
21:18  The wicked become a ransom for those who live right, and the faithless pay the penalty for their treachery against the upright.
21:19  You would be better off living in the middle of the desert than with an angry and argumentative wife.
21:20  The wise have a generous supply of fine food and oil in their homes, but fools are wasteful, consuming every last drop.
21:21  Whoever pursues justice and treats others with kindness discovers true life marked by integrity and respect.
21:22  One wise person can rise against a city of mighty men and cause the citadel they trust to collapse.
21:23  Guard your words, mind what you say, and you will keep yourself out of trouble.
21:24  The name “mocker” applies to one who is proud and pompous because he is defiantly arrogant.
21:25  What slackers crave will surely kill them because they refuse to work.
21:26  All day, every day the greedy want more, while those who live right give generously.
21:27  The offerings of wrongdoers are despicable to God; it’s even worse when they bring them with evil motives.
21:28  The testimony of a false witness is eventually impeached, but the person who truly listens will have the last word.
21:29  The wicked wears a defiant face, but the right-living plans his path.
21:30  No one is wise enough or smart enough, and no plan is good enough to stand up to the Eternal.
21:31  No matter how well you arm for battle, victory is determined by Him.