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align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/9.htm" title="Proverbs 9">◄</a> Proverbs 10 <a href="../proverbs/11.htm" title="Proverbs 11">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><div class="text-html"> <h3><span id="en" class="text">Wise Sayings of Solomon</span></h3><p class="chapter-2"><span class="text"><span class="versenum">1</span>The proverbs of Solomon.</span></p><div class="poetry top-1"><p class="line"><span class="text">A wise child makes a glad father,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">2</span>Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but righteousness delivers from death.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">3</span>The <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> does not let the righteous go hungry,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">4</span>A slack hand causes poverty,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the hand of the diligent makes rich.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">5</span>A child who gathers in summer is prudent,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">6</span>Blessings are on the head of the righteous,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">7</span>The memory of the righteous is a blessing,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the name of the wicked will rot.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">8</span>The wise of heart will heed commandments,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but a babbling fool will come to ruin.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">9</span>Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">10</span>Whoever winks the eye causes trouble,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the one who rebukes boldly makes peace.<span data-fn='#fen' class='footnote' data-link='[<a href="#fen-NRSVCE-18737a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote a">a</a>]</span></span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">11</span>The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">12</span>Hatred stirs up strife,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but love covers all offenses.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">13</span>On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">14</span>The wise lay up knowledge,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">15</span>The wealth of the rich is their fortress;</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">the poverty of the poor is their ruin.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">16</span>The wage of the righteous leads to life,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">the gain of the wicked to sin.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">17</span>Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">18</span>Lying lips conceal hatred,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">and whoever utters slander is a fool.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">19</span>When words are many, transgression is not lacking,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the prudent are restrained in speech.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">20</span>The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">the mind of the wicked is of little worth.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">21</span>The lips of the righteous feed many,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but fools die for lack of sense.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">22</span>The blessing of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> makes rich,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">and he adds no sorrow with it.<span data-fn='#fen' class='footnote' data-link='[<a href="#fen-NRSVCE-18749b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote b">b</a>]</span></span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">23</span>Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">24</span>What the wicked dread will come upon them,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the desire of the righteous will be granted.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">25</span>When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the righteous are established forever.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">26</span>Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">so are the lazy to their employers.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">27</span>The fear of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> prolongs life,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the years of the wicked will be short.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">28</span>The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">29</span>The way of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> is a stronghold for the upright,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but destruction for evildoers.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">30</span>The righteous will never be removed,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the wicked will not remain in the land.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">31</span>The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the perverse tongue will be cut off.</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">32</span>The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.</span></span></p> </div><A name="fen"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes</h4><ol><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Proverbs 10:10">Proverbs 10:10</a> <span class='footnote-text'>Gk: Heb <i>but a babbling fool will come to ruin</i></span></li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Proverbs 10:22">Proverbs 10:22</a> <span class='footnote-text'>Or <i>and toil adds nothing to it</i></span></li></ol></div> <!--end of 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