<p class="poetry">rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and delighting<n id="2" /> in its people.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and the hope of his strength<n id="2" /> perishes.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">No one<n id="1" /> can be established<n id="2" /> through wickedness,p> <p class="poetry">but a righteous root<n id="3" /> cannot be moved.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 lazy person does not roast<n id="1" /> his prey,p> <p class="poetry">but personal possessions<n id="2" /> are precious to the diligent.p>

<p class="poetry">A wise child<n id="1" /> brings joy to his father,p> <p class="poetry">but a foolish person<n id="2" /> despises<n id="3" /> his mother.p>

<p class="poetry">A person<n id="1" /> plans his course,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the <sc>Lordsc> directs<n id="3" /> his steps.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A person&#8217;s gift<n id="1" /> makes room for him,p> <p class="poetry">and leads him<n id="2" /> before important people.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 person&#8217;s wisdom<n id="1" /> makes him slow to anger,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and it is his glory<n id="3" /> to overlook<n id="4" /> an offense.p>

<p class="poetry">What is desirable<n id="1" /> for a person is to show loyal love,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and a poor person is better than a liar.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">It is a snare<n id="1" /> for a person<n id="2" /> to rashly cry,<n id="3" /> &#8220;Holy!&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">and only afterward to consider<n id="4" /> what he has vowed.<n id="5" />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">The one who wanders<n id="1" /> from the way of wisdom<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">will end up<n id="3" /> in the company of the departed.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">There is desirable treasure and olive oil<n id="1" /> in the dwelling of the wise,p> <p class="poetry">but a foolish person<n id="2" /> devours all he has.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">When the righteous rejoice,<n id="1" /> great is the glory,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Blessed is the one who is always cautious,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but whoever hardens his heart<n id="2" /> will fall into evil.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who reproves<n id="1" /> another<n id="2" /> will in the end<n id="3" /> find more favorp> <p class="poetry">than the one who flatters<n id="4" /> with the tongue.p>

<p class="poetry">When the wicked gain control,<n id="1" /> people<n id="2" /> hide themselves,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but when they perish,<n id="4" /> the righteous increase.p>

<p class="poetry">A person&#8217;s pride<n id="1" /> will bring him low,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but one who has a lowly spirit<n id="3" /> will gain honor.p>