2 Also in the want of knowledge in the soul there is nothing good; and he that hasteneth with his feet misseth the right path.
3 The folly of a man perverteth his way, and against the Lord will his heart rage.
4 Wealth bringeth many friends; but the poor becometh separated from his only friend.
5 A false witness shall not remain unpunished, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
6 Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; and every one is the friend to him that bestoweth gifts.
7 All the brothers of the poor hate him: how much more do his friends go far away from him! he pursueth their promises; but these are all that he hath.
8 He that getteth intelligence loveth his own soul: he that guardeth understanding will find happiness.
9 A false witness shall not remain unpunished, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
10 Delicacy is not seemly for a fool: much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 It is intelligence in man to be slow in his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 Like the roaring of a young lion is the wrath of a king: as dew upon the herbs is his favor.
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Proverbs 19:2-12
Jeremiah 48:10
10 Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord negligently, and cursed be he that withholdeth his sword from blood.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do with thy might, that do; for there is no work, nor experience, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the nether world, whither thou goest.—