<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">The dice are thrown into the lap,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but their every decision<n id="2" /> is from the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The crucible<n id="1" /> is for refining<n id="2" /> silver and the furnace<n id="3" /> is for gold,p> <p class="poetry">likewise<n id="4" /> the <sc>Lordsc> tests<n id="5" /> hearts.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who finds<n id="1" /> a wife finds what is enjoyable,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and receives a pleasurable gift<n id="3" /> from the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A person&#8217;s folly<n id="1" /> subverts<n id="2" /> his way,p> <p class="poetry">and<n id="3" /> his heart rages<n id="4" /> against the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">A house and wealth are inherited from parents,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but a prudent wife<n id="2" /> is from the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who is gracious<n id="1" /> to the poor lends<n id="2" /> to the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">and the <sc>Lordsc><n id="3" /> will repay him<n id="4" /> for his good deed.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Fearing the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> leads<n id="2" /> to life,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and one who does so will live<n id="4" /> satisfied; he will not be afflicted<n id="5" /> by calamity.p>

<p class="poetry">Diverse weights and diverse measures<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc> abhors<n id="2" /> both of them.p>

<p class="poetry">The ear that hears and the eye that sees<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc> has made them both.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not say,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I will pay back<n id="2" /> evil!&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">Wait<n id="3" /> for the <sc>Lord,sc> so that he may vindicate you.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> abhors<n id="1" /> differing weights,p> <p class="poetry">and dishonest scales are wicked.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The steps of a person<n id="1" /> are ordained by<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">so how can anyone<n id="3" /> understand his own<n id="4" /> way?p>

<p class="poetry">The human spirit<n id="1" /> is like<n id="2" /> the lamp<n id="3" /> of the <sc>Lord,sc>p> <p class="poetry">searching all his innermost parts.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">All of a person&#8217;s ways seem right in his own opinion,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the <sc>Lordsc> evaluates<n id="2" /> the motives.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The reward<n id="1" /> for humility<n id="2" /> and fearing the <sc>Lordsc><n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">is riches and honor and life.p>

<p class="poetry">The eyes of the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> guard knowledge,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The mouth<n id="1" /> of an adulteress is like<n id="2" /> a deep pit;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">the one against whom the <sc>Lordsc> is angry<n id="4" /> will fall into it.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">So that<n id="1" /> your confidence may be in the <sc>Lord,sc>p> <p class="poetry">I am making them known to you today<n id="2" /> &#8211; even you.p>

<p class="poetry">The greedy person<n id="1" /> stirs up dissension,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who trusts<n id="3" /> in the <sc>Lordsc> will prosper.<n id="4" />p>