<p class="poetry">The one who deals wisely<n id="1" /> in a matter<n id="2" /> will find success,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and blessed<n id="4" /> is the one who trusts in the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">A poor person is disliked<n id="1" /> even by his neighbors,p> <p class="poetry">but those who love the rich are many.p>

<p class="poetry">The intentions of the heart<n id="1" /> belong to a man,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the answer of the tongue<n id="3" /> comes from<n id="4" /> the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not exploit<n id="1" /> a poor person because he is poorp> <p class="poetry">and do not crush the needy in court,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">All the relatives<n id="1" /> of a poor person hate him;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">how much more do his friends avoid him &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">he pursues them<n id="3" /> with words, but they do not respond.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">for it is better for him<n id="1" /> to say to you, &#8220;Come up here,&#8221;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">than to put you lower<n id="3" /> before a prince,p> <p class="poetry">whom your eyes have seen.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">for the <sc>Lordsc> will be<n id="1" /> the source of your confidence,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and he will guard your foot<n id="3" /> from being caught in a trap.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">She also gets up<n id="1" /> while it is still night,p> <p class="poetry">and provides food<n id="2" /> for her household and a portion<n id="3" /> to her female servants.p>

<p class="poetry">If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but if you are a mocker,<n id="2" /> you alone must<n id="3" /> bear it.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">There is a generation whose teeth are like<n id="1" /> swords<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and whose molars<n id="3" /> are like knivesp> <p class="poetry">to devour<n id="4" /> the poor from the earthp> <p class="poetry">and the needy from among the human race.p>

<p class="poetry">If you should pound<n id="1" /> the fool in the mortarp> <p class="poetry">among the grain<n id="2" /> with the pestle,p> <p class="poetry">his foolishness would not depart from him.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The truly wise person<n id="1" /> restrains<n id="2" /> his words,p> <p class="poetry">and the one who stays calm<n id="3" /> is discerning.p>

<p class="poetry">The shrewd person<n id="1" /> conceals<n id="2" /> knowledge,p> <p class="poetry">but foolish people<n id="3" /> publicize folly.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who lacks wisdom<n id="1" /> strikes hands in pledge,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and puts up financial security<n id="3" /> for his neighbor.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who is tormented<n id="1" /> by the murder<n id="2" /> of another will flee to the pit;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">let no one support him.p>

<p class="poetry">Do not accuse<n id="1" /> anyone<n id="2" /> without legitimate cause,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">if he has not treated you wrongly.p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> abhors<n id="1" /> dishonest scales,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but an accurate weight<n id="3" /> is his delight.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who goes about gossiping<n id="1" /> reveals secrets;p> <p class="poetry">therefore do not associate<n id="2" /> with someone who is always opening his mouth.<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">In the light of the king&#8217;s face<n id="1" /> there is life,p> <p class="poetry">and his favor is like the clouds<n id="2" /> of the spring rain.<n id="3" />p>