Proverbs of Solomon - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 807
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
PROVERBS.
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A deep pit is a. loose woman’s mouth,
Those who anger the LOR1> fall init.
Folly enwraps the heart of the young;
The rod of correction removes it.
Who plunders the poor to enrich himself,
Must give to the rich and be ruined.
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Attend, and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to My teachings;
For they comfort, if kept with you;
So place them and Hx on your lips,
That your trust may bein the LURD,
l have taught you now,~—yes, yourself.
Have I not written to you till now,
Concerning Instruction and Knowledge?
To teach you to weigh the words of truth,
And to answer enquiries aright?
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Rob not the weak for his weakness,
And repulse not the poor from your gate;
For the Loan will defend their claim,
And strip those, who strip them of life.
II.
Consort not with a quarrelsome man;
With a furious fellow go not;
For fear you shouldcopy his paths,
And acquire a risk for your mind.
III.
Be not with those who strike hands,
Who make themselves bondsmen for debts.
lf you have not the wherewith to pay,
Your bed will be taken from you.
S0 do not remove the old fence,
Which your fathers had built around.
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Watch a man constant at work,
He will stand before kings,-·—not the low.
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If you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider well what is before you;
And put a knife to your throat,
If you are a man of keen taste,
And do not desire his dainties,
For they are a food that deceives.
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Exhaust not yourself to be rich,
Take a rest, that you may redect,
That wealth flies from your sight, and is not.
For it grows ;-—then spreads wings for itself,
Like an eagle, and flies to the skies.
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