Proverbs of Solomon - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 801
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
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T he seditious sack sure mischief,
And sends an agent to punish himself!
Let a man meet a bear bereaved,
Before a feel in his folly!
Who repays a good tum with wrong,
Distress depexts not from his house.
Starting strife is water poured out,
So refrain before strife is begun.
Acquitting the bad, and convicting the good,
Both alike are disgusting the LORD.
What use is cash in the hand of ax fool,
To buy wisdom, when he has no sense ?
At all times a friend will love you ;
But ai brother for distress, must be born.
A senseless men strikes hands,
As e bond on behalf of his friend.
He who loves to do wrong loves strife,
Who exelts his gate seeks destruction.
A spiteful heart Ends nothing good ;
And zi vile tongue falls into trouble.
He grieves himself who begets a fool;
And a brute’s father will not rejoice.
The best medicine is a cheerful heart;
But a loaded mind exhausts the frame.
The wicked takes a bribe from the purse,
To deprave the paths of justice.
The reflective have wisdom before them;
It is far from the eyes of a fool!
A foolish son provokes his father,
And embitters her who bore him.
It is never right to fine the good,
Or to strike the noble for justice.
T he man who knows will spare his words,
And the temper of the wise is cool.
A siient fool is considered wise,
And the close-lipped are held to be knowing.
A man seeks his own desires,
When raging against control.
A fool disregards reflection,
For it only discovers his heart!
With the entrance of sin comes disgrace,
And with shameful acts, reproach.
Deep streams are the words of man’s mouth,
A deep brook, and well of wisdom.
Allow not the high stationed bad
To cheat the goodout of their right.
The lips of the fool rush to strife,
And his mouth calls out for blows.
The mouth of a fool destroys him,
And his lips are a snare to his life.
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