<p class="poetry">Counsel<n id="1" /> in a person&#8217;s heart<n id="2" /> is like<n id="3" /> deep water,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">but an understanding person<n id="5" /> draws it out.p>

<p class="poetry">Many people profess their loyalty,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but a faithful person<n id="2" /> &#8211; who can find?<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">If a wise person<n id="1" /> goes to court<n id="2" /> with a foolish person,p> <p class="poetry">there is no peace<n id="3" /> whether he is angry or laughs.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">to deliver<n id="1" /> you from the way of the wicked,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">from those<n id="3" /> speaking perversity,<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">and your poverty will come like a robber,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and your need like an armed man.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">and your poverty will come like a bandit,p> <p class="poetry">and your need like an armed robber.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not envy a violent man,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and do not choose to imitate<n id="2" /> any of his ways;p>

<p class="poetry">A worthless and wicked person<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">walks around saying perverse<n id="2" /> things;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Can a man hold<n id="1" /> fire<n id="2" /> against his chest<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">without<n id="4" /> burning his clothes?p>

<p class="poetry">Can<n id="1" /> a man walk on hot coalsp> <p class="poetry">without scorching his feet?p>

<p class="poetry">For my husband<n id="1" /> is not at home;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he has gone on a journey of some distance.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;To you, O people,<n id="1" /> I call out,p> <p class="poetry">and my voice calls<n id="2" /> to all mankind.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Carrying out a wicked scheme<n id="1" /> is enjoyable<n id="2" /> to a fool,p> <p class="poetry">and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who denounces<n id="1" /> his neighbor lacks wisdom,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who has discernment<n id="3" /> keeps silent.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A kind person<n id="1" /> benefits<n id="2" /> himself,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but a cruel person brings himself trouble.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A good person obtains favor from the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">but the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> condemns a person with wicked schemes.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A person<n id="1" /> is praised in accordance with<n id="2" /> his wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who has a twisted mind<n id="3" /> is despised.p>

<p class="poetry">Anxiety<n id="1" /> in a person&#8217;s heart<n id="2" /> weighs him down,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but an encouraging<n id="4" /> word brings him joy.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">From the fruit of his speech<n id="1" /> a person eats good things,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the faithless<n id="3" /> desire<n id="4" /> the fruit of violence.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">The ransom<n id="1" /> of a person&#8217;s<n id="2" /> life is his wealth,p> <p class="poetry">but the poor person hears no threat.<n id="3" />p>