<p class="poetry">The delight of kings<n id="1" /> is righteous counsel,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and they love the one who speaks<n id="3" /> uprightly.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who is wise in heart<n id="1" /> is called<n id="2" /> discerning,p> <p class="poetry">and kind speech<n id="3" /> increases persuasiveness.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A wise person&#8217;s heart<n id="1" /> makes his speech wise<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and it adds persuasiveness<n id="3" /> to his words.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A wicked scoundrel<n id="1" /> digs up<n id="2" /> evil,p> <p class="poetry">and his slander<n id="3" /> is like a scorching fire.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who winks his eyes<n id="1" /> devises perverse things,p> <p class="poetry">and<n id="2" /> one who compresses his lips<n id="3" /> brings about<n id="4" /> evil.p>

<p class="poetry">Even a fool who remains silent is considered<n id="1" /> wise,p> <p class="poetry">and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The lips of a fool<n id="1" /> enter into strife,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and his mouth invites<n id="3" /> a flogging.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The mouth of a fool is his ruin,p> <p class="poetry">and his lips are a snare for his life.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">From the fruit of a person&#8217;s mouth<n id="1" /> his stomach is satisfied,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">with the product of his lips is he satisfied.p>

<p class="poetry">Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">than one who is perverse in his speech<n id="2" /> and is a fool.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">There is gold, and an abundance of rubies,p> <p class="poetry">but<n id="1" /> words of knowledge<n id="2" /> are like<n id="3" /> a precious jewel.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 loves a pure heart<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and whose speech is gracious<n id="2" /> &#8211; the king will be his friend.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">for their hearts contemplate violence,p> <p class="poetry">and their lips speak harm.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and do not deceive with your words.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let another<n id="1" /> praise you, and not your own mouth;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">someone else,<n id="3" /> and not your own lips.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">The words of a wise person<n id="1" /> win him<n id="2" /> favor,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but the words<n id="4" /> of a fool are self-destructive.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, &#8220;In my dream I was standing<n id="1" /> by the edge of the Nile.

But Moses said before the <sc>Lordsc>, &#8220;Since I speak with difficulty,<n id="1" /> why should Pharaoh listen to me?&#8221;p>

There was an opening in the center of the robe, like the opening of a collar, with an edge all around the opening so that it could not be torn.