Proverbs of Solomon - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 791
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
THE PROVERBS OF
S O L O M O N .
BOOK THE SECOND.
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A wise son makes his father glad,
A foolish son his mother grieves.
The gifts of Fortune cannot help
But Righteousness defends from death.
{he 1:.0Rp sterqes not the gighteous soul,
but checks the bad ma.u’s iust.
The careless hand produces want,
The diligent makes wealth.
A prudent man will reap in summer;
A sou of shame will sleep in harvest I
Blessings crown the righteous head,
Shame clothes the face of crime.
The memory of the Good is blest,
The fame of Bad will rot I
The wise in heart obey commands,
A jabbering fool revolts!
Who_ walks honestly, goes safely;
Who twists his ways, will be shunned I
Who winks his eye will give ofence;
And the jabbering fool repels.
The mouth of the Good is a. living spring,
But the face of the Bad hides crime.
Hatred awakes contentions;
But Love conceals oience.
Wisdom Ends the lips of Redection,
But the rod, the back of a fool!
The wise man stores up knowledge,
But the fool’s mouth opens his breast!
The rich man’s wealth is his fort;
Their poverty wrecks the poor.
The wages of Virtue are Life;
The product of sin is Sudering.
Correction guards the path of Life,
Who rejects correction strays.
Who wraps up hate has lying lips,
Who spreads slander is a fool I
Danger lurks in many words,
So the prudent shuts his lips.
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