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[1] A worker who is a drunkard will not become rich.
He who despises small things will fall little by little.
[2] Wine and women will make men of understanding go astray.
He who joins with prostitutes is reckless.
[3] Decay and worms will have him as their heritage.
A reckless soul will be taken away. [4] He who is hasty to trust is shallow-hearted.
He who sins offends against his own soul.
[5] He who rejoices in wickedness will be condemned.ⓘ
[6] ⓘHe who hates gossip has less wickedness.
[7] Never repeat what is told you,
and you won’t lose anything.
[8] Whether it is of friend or foe, don’t tell it.
Unless it is a sin to you, don’t reveal it.
[9] For if he has heard you and observed you,
when the time comes, he will hate you.
[10] Have you heard something? Let it die with you.
Be brave: it will not make you burst!
[11] A fool will travail in pain with a word,
as a woman in labor with a child.
[12] As an arrow that sticks in the flesh of the thigh,
so is gossip in a fool. [13] Question a friend; it may be he didn’t do it.
If he did something, it may be that he may do it no more.
[14] Question your neighbor; it may be he didn’t say it.
If he has said it, it may be that he may not say it again.
[15] Question a friend; for many times there is slander.
Don’t trust every word.
[16] There is one who slips, and not from the heart.
Who is he who hasn’t sinned with his tongue?
[17] Reprove your neighbor before you threaten him;
and give place to the law of the Most High. [18] -19ⓘ …[20] All wisdom is the fear of the Lord.
In all wisdom is the doing of the law. [21] ⓘ
[22] The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom.
The prudence of sinners is not counsel.
[23] There is a wickedness, and it is an abomination.
There is a fool lacking in wisdom.
[24] Better is one who has little understanding, and fears God,
than one who has much intelligence and transgresses the law.
[25] There is an exquisite subtlety, and it is unjust.
And there is one who perverts favor to gain a judgment.ⓘ
[26] There is one who does wickedly, who hangs down his head with mourning;
but inwardly he is full of deceit,
[27] bowing down his face, and pretending to be deaf in one ear.
Where he isn’t known, he will take advantage of you.
[28] And if for lack of power he is hindered from sinning,
if he finds opportunity, he will do mischief.
[29] A man will be known by his appearance.
One who has understanding will be known by his face when you meet him.
[30] A man’s attire, grinning laughter,
and the way he walks show what he is.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 19:5 The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
  2. ⓘ 19:6 The preceding part of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
  3. ⓘ 19:18 Verses 18 and 19 are omitted by the best authorities.
  4. ⓘ 19:21 The remainder of verse 20 and verse 21 are omitted by the best authorities.
  5. ⓘ 19:25 The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
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Septuaginta
[1] Ἐργάτης G2040 μέθυσος G3183 οὐ G3756 πλουτισθήσεται· G4148 ὁ G3588 ἐξουθενῶν G1847 τὰ G3588 ὀλίγα G3641 κατὰ G2596 μικρὸν G3397 πεσεῖται. G4098 [2] Οἶνος G3631 καὶ G2532 γυναῖκες G1135 ἀποστήσουσιν G868 συνετούς, G4908 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 κολλώμενος G2853 πόρναις G4204 τολμηρότερος G5112 ἔσται· G2071 [3] σήπη καὶ G2532 σκώληκες G4663 κληρονομήσουσιν G2816 αὐτόν, G846 καὶ G2532 ψυχὴ G5590 τολμηρὰ G5112 ἐξαρθήσεται. G1808 [4] Ὁ G3588 ταχὺ G5035 ἐμπιστεύων κοῦφος καρδίᾳ, G2588 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 ἁμαρτάνων G264 εἰς G1519 ψυχὴν G5590 αὐτοῦ G846 πλημμελήσει. [5] Ὁ G3588 εὐφραινόμενος G2165 καρδίᾳ G2588 καταγνωσθήσεται, G2607 [6] καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 μισῶν G3404 λαλιὰν G2981 ἐλαττονοῦται κακίᾳ. G2549 [7] Μηδέποτε G3368 δευτερώσῃς λόγον, G3056 καὶ G2532 οὐθέν G3762 σοι G4671 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἐλαττονωθῇ. [8] Ἐν G1722 φίλῳ G5384 καὶ G2532 ἐχθρῷ G2190 μὴ G3361 διηγοῦ, G1334 καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 μή G3361 ἐστίν G2076 σοι G4671 ἁμαρτία, G266 μὴ G3361 ἀποκάλυπτε· G601 [9] ἀκήκοεν G191 γάρ G1063 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἐφυλάξατό G5442 σε, G4571 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 μισήσει G3404 σε. G4571 [10] Ἀκήκοας G191 λόγον; G3056 Συναποθανέτω G4880 σοι· G4671 θάρσει, G2293 οὐ G3756 μή G3361 σε G4571 ῥήξει. G4486 [11] Ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 λόγου G3056 ὠδινήσει G5605 μωρὸς G3474 ὡς G5613 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 βρέφους G1025 ἡ G3588 τίκτουσα. G5088 [12] Βέλος G956 πεπηγὸς G4078 ἐν G1722 μηρῷ G3382 σαρκός, G4561 οὕτως G3779 λόγος G3056 ἐν G1722 κοιλίᾳ G2836 μωροῦ. G3474 [13] Ἔλεγξον G1651 φίλον, G5384 μήποτε G3379 οὐκ G3756 ἐποίησεν, G4160 καὶ G2532 εἴ G1487 τι G5100 ἐποίησεν, G4160 μήποτε G3379 προσθῇ. G4369 [14] Ἔλεγξον G1651 τὸν G3588 πλησίον, G4139 μήποτε G3379 οὐκ G3756 εἶπεν, G2036 καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 εἴρηκεν, G2046 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 δευτερώσῃ. [15] Ἔλεγξον G1651 φίλον, G5384 πολλάκις G4178 γὰρ G1063 γίνεται G1096 διαβολή, καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 παντὶ G3956 λόγῳ G3056 πίστευε. G4100 [16] Ἔστιν G2076 ὀλισθάνων καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἀπὸ G575 ψυχῆς, G5590 καὶ G2532 τίς G5101 οὐχ G3756 ἥμαρτεν G264 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γλώσσῃ G1100 αὐτοῦ; G846 [17] Ἔλεγξον G1651 τὸν G3588 πλησίον G4139 σου G4675 πρὶν G4250 ἢ G2228 ἀπειλῆσαι G546 καὶ G2532 δὸς G1325 τόπον G5117 νόμῳ G3551 ὑψίστου. G5310 …[20] Πᾶσα G3956 σοφία G4678 φόβος G5401 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 πάσῃ G3956 σοφίᾳ G4678 ποίησις G4162 νόμου· G3551 …[22] καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 σοφία G4678 πονηρίας G4189 ἐπιστήμη, καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ὅπου G3699 βουλὴ G1012 ἁμαρτωλῶν G268 φρόνησις. G5428 [23] Ἔστιν G2076 πανουργία G3834 καὶ G2532 αὕτη G3778 βδέλυγμα, G946 καὶ G2532 ἔστιν G2076 ἄφρων G878 ἐλαττούμενος G1642 σοφίᾳ· G4678 [24] κρείττων G2909 ἡττώμενος G2274 ἐν G1722 συνέσει G4907 ἔμφοβος G1719 ἢ G2228 περισσεύων G4052 ἐν G1722 φρονήσει G5428 καὶ G2532 παραβαίνων G3845 νόμον. G3551 [25] Ἔστιν G2076 πανουργία G3834 ἀκριβὴς G196 καὶ G2532 αὕτη G3778 ἄδικος, G94 καὶ G2532 ἔστιν G2076 διαστρέφων G1294 χάριν G5485 τοῦ G3588 ἐκφᾶναι κρίμα. G2917 [26] Ἔστιν G2076 πονηρευόμενος συγκεκυφὼς G4794 μελανίᾳ, καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἐντὸς G1787 αὐτοῦ G846 πλήρη G4134 δόλου· G1388 [27] συγκρύφων πρόσωπον G4383 καὶ G2532 ἐθελοκωφῶν, ὅπου G3699 οὐκ G3756 ἐπεγνώσθη, G1921 προφθάσει G4399 σε· G4571 [28] καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 ὑπὸ G5259 ἐλαττώματος ἰσχύος G2479 κωλυθῇ G2967 ἁμαρτεῖν, G264 ἐὰν G1437 εὕρῃ G2147 καιρόν, G2540 κακοποιήσει. G2554 [29] Ἀπὸ G575 ὁράσεως G3706 ἐπιγνωσθήσεται G1921 ἀνήρ, G435 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 ἀπαντήσεως G529 προσώπου G4383 ἐπιγνωσθήσεται G1921 νοήμων· [30] στολισμὸς ἀνδρὸς G435 καὶ G2532 γέλως G1071 ὀδόντων G3599 καὶ G2532 βήματα G968 ἀνθρώπου G444 ἀναγγελεῖ G312 τὰ G3588 περὶ G4012 αὐτοῦ. G846
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament