WEBVTT 00:00:00.920 --> 00:00:03.700 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.700 --> 00:00:05.719 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.719 --> 00:00:09.460 in a year. Today's reading is from Proverbs chapter 00:00:09.460 --> 00:00:14.619 16 through 22. Chapter 16 The preparations of 00:00:14.619 --> 00:00:16.899 the heart belong to man, but the answer of the 00:00:16.899 --> 00:00:19.539 tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man 00:00:19.539 --> 00:00:22.160 are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs 00:00:22.160 --> 00:00:25.219 the spirits. Commit your works to the Lord, and 00:00:25.219 --> 00:00:27.800 your thoughts will be established. The Lord has 00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:30.719 made all for himself, yes, even the wicked, for 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:34.179 the day of doom. Everyone proud in heart is an 00:00:34.179 --> 00:00:36.700 abomination to the Lord. Though they join forces, 00:00:37.100 --> 00:00:39.759 none will go unpunished. In mercy and truth, 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:42.700 atonement is provided for iniquity, and by the 00:00:42.700 --> 00:00:45.380 fear of the Lord one departs from evil. When 00:00:45.380 --> 00:00:48.119 a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his 00:00:48.119 --> 00:00:51.000 enemies to be at peace with him. Better is a 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:53.179 little with righteousness than vast revenues 00:00:53.179 --> 00:00:56.299 without justice. A man's heart plans his way, 00:00:56.399 --> 00:00:59.420 but the Lord directs his steps. Divination is 00:00:59.420 --> 00:01:02.420 on the lips of the king. His mouth must not transgress 00:01:02.420 --> 00:01:05.459 in judgment. Honest weights and scales are the 00:01:05.459 --> 00:01:08.219 Lord's. All the weights in the bag are his work. 00:01:08.459 --> 00:01:11.140 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, 00:01:11.219 --> 00:01:13.480 for a throne is established by righteousness. 00:01:14.140 --> 00:01:16.939 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and 00:01:16.939 --> 00:01:19.739 they love him who speaks what is right. As messengers 00:01:19.739 --> 00:01:22.459 of death is the king's wrath, but a wise man 00:01:22.459 --> 00:01:24.989 will appease it. In the light of the king's face 00:01:24.989 --> 00:01:28.189 is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the 00:01:28.189 --> 00:01:31.569 latter rain. How much better to get wisdom than 00:01:31.569 --> 00:01:34.150 gold, and to get understanding is to be chosen 00:01:34.150 --> 00:01:37.069 rather than silver. The highway of the upright 00:01:37.069 --> 00:01:39.750 is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way 00:01:39.750 --> 00:01:42.989 preserves his soul. Pride goes before destruction, 00:01:43.230 --> 00:01:46.469 and a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to 00:01:46.469 --> 00:01:48.870 be of a humble spirit with the lowly than to 00:01:48.870 --> 00:01:51.739 divide the spoil with the proud. He who heeds 00:01:51.739 --> 00:01:54.760 the word wisely will find good, and whoever trusts 00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:58.079 in the Lord, happy is he. The wise in heart will 00:01:58.079 --> 00:02:00.359 be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:03.359 increases learning. Understanding is a wellspring 00:02:03.359 --> 00:02:05.719 of life to him who has it, but the correction 00:02:05.719 --> 00:02:08.819 of fools is folly. The heart of the wise teaches 00:02:08.819 --> 00:02:11.960 his mouth and adds learning to his lips. Pleasant 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:14.419 words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the 00:02:14.419 --> 00:02:17.340 soul and health to the bones. There is a way 00:02:17.340 --> 00:02:19.860 that seems right to a man, but its end is the 00:02:19.860 --> 00:02:22.500 way of death. The person who labors, labors for 00:02:22.500 --> 00:02:25.120 himself, for his hungry mouth drives him on. 00:02:25.419 --> 00:02:28.520 An ungodly man digs up evil, and it is on his 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:31.960 lips like a burning fire. A perverse man sows 00:02:31.960 --> 00:02:34.819 strife, and a whisperer separates the best of 00:02:34.819 --> 00:02:37.900 friends. A violent man entices his neighbor and 00:02:37.900 --> 00:02:40.219 leads him in a way that is not good. He winks 00:02:40.219 --> 00:02:43.139 his eye to devise perverse things. He purses 00:02:43.139 --> 00:02:46.240 his lips and brings about evil. The silver -haired 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:49.139 head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the 00:02:49.139 --> 00:02:51.900 way of righteousness. He who is slow to anger 00:02:51.900 --> 00:02:54.199 is better than the mighty, and he who rules his 00:02:54.199 --> 00:02:57.479 spirit than he who takes a city. The lot is cast 00:02:57.479 --> 00:03:00.460 into the lap, but its every decision is from 00:03:00.460 --> 00:03:05.479 the Lord. Chapter 17 Better is a dry morsel with 00:03:05.479 --> 00:03:07.979 quietness than a house full of feasting with 00:03:07.979 --> 00:03:11.060 strife. A wise servant will rule over a son who 00:03:11.060 --> 00:03:13.620 causes shame, and will share an inheritance among 00:03:13.620 --> 00:03:16.340 the brothers. The refining pot is for silver 00:03:16.340 --> 00:03:19.020 and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests 00:03:19.020 --> 00:03:22.550 the hearts. An evildoer gives heed to false lips. 00:03:22.710 --> 00:03:25.590 A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue. 00:03:25.949 --> 00:03:29.150 He who mocks the poor reproaches his maker. He 00:03:29.150 --> 00:03:31.870 who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. 00:03:32.509 --> 00:03:34.729 Children's children are the crown of old men, 00:03:34.870 --> 00:03:38.050 and the glory of children is their father. Excellent 00:03:38.050 --> 00:03:41.389 speech is not becoming to a fool, much less lying 00:03:41.389 --> 00:03:44.430 lips to a prince. A present is a precious stone 00:03:44.430 --> 00:03:47.370 in the eyes of its possessor. Wherever he turns, 00:03:47.389 --> 00:03:50.319 he prospers. He who covers a transgression seeks 00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:53.219 love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends. 00:03:53.759 --> 00:03:56.379 Rebuke is more effective for a wise man than 00:03:56.379 --> 00:03:59.539 a hundred blows on a fool. An evil man seeks 00:03:59.539 --> 00:04:02.360 only rebellion, therefore a cruel messenger will 00:04:02.360 --> 00:04:05.840 be sent against him. Let a man meet a bear robbed 00:04:05.840 --> 00:04:08.740 of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly. 00:04:09.199 --> 00:04:12.259 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not 00:04:12.259 --> 00:04:15.060 depart from his house. The beginning of strife 00:04:15.060 --> 00:04:18.230 is like releasing water Therefore stop contention 00:04:18.230 --> 00:04:21.610 before a quarrel starts. He who justifies the 00:04:21.610 --> 00:04:24.110 wicked and he who condemns the just, both of 00:04:24.110 --> 00:04:27.329 them alike are an abomination to the Lord. Why 00:04:27.329 --> 00:04:29.889 is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price 00:04:29.889 --> 00:04:33.490 of wisdom, since he has no heart for it? A friend 00:04:33.490 --> 00:04:36.129 loves at all times, and a brother is born for 00:04:36.129 --> 00:04:38.990 adversity. A man devoid of understanding shakes 00:04:38.990 --> 00:04:42.129 hands in a pledge and becomes surety for his 00:04:42.129 --> 00:04:45.290 friend. He who loves transgression loves strife, 00:04:45.370 --> 00:04:48.069 and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction. 00:04:48.529 --> 00:04:51.889 He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, and 00:04:51.889 --> 00:04:54.730 he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil. 00:04:54.949 --> 00:04:57.649 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, 00:04:57.810 --> 00:05:00.889 and the father of a fool has no joy. A merry 00:05:00.889 --> 00:05:03.730 heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit 00:05:03.730 --> 00:05:07.470 dries the bones. A wicked man accepts a bribe 00:05:07.470 --> 00:05:10.110 behind the back to pervert the ways of justice. 00:05:10.729 --> 00:05:13.350 Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, 00:05:13.629 --> 00:05:16.230 but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the 00:05:16.230 --> 00:05:19.189 earth. A foolish son is a grief to his father 00:05:19.189 --> 00:05:22.449 and bitterness to her who bore him. Also to punish 00:05:22.449 --> 00:05:25.490 the righteous is not good, nor to strike princes 00:05:25.490 --> 00:05:28.949 for their uprightness. He who has knowledge spares 00:05:28.949 --> 00:05:31.689 his words, and a man of understanding is of a 00:05:31.689 --> 00:05:34.910 calm spirit. Even a fool is counted wise when 00:05:34.910 --> 00:05:37.589 he holds his peace. When he shuts his lips, he 00:05:37.589 --> 00:05:42.879 is considered perceptive. Chapter 18 A man who 00:05:42.879 --> 00:05:45.740 isolates himself seeks his own desire. He rages 00:05:45.740 --> 00:05:48.980 against all wise judgment. A fool has no delight 00:05:48.980 --> 00:05:51.500 in understanding, but in expressing his own heart. 00:05:51.819 --> 00:05:55.139 When the wicked comes, contempt comes also, and 00:05:55.139 --> 00:05:58.139 with dishonor comes reproach. The words of a 00:05:58.139 --> 00:06:00.779 man's mouth are deep waters. The wellspring of 00:06:00.779 --> 00:06:03.639 wisdom is a flowing brook. It is not good to 00:06:03.639 --> 00:06:05.819 show partiality to the wicked, or to overthrow 00:06:05.819 --> 00:06:09.459 the righteous in judgment. A fool's lips enter 00:06:09.459 --> 00:06:12.420 into contention and his mouth calls for blows. 00:06:12.819 --> 00:06:15.620 A fool's mouth is his destruction and his lips 00:06:15.620 --> 00:06:18.600 are the snare of his soul. The words of a tale 00:06:18.600 --> 00:06:21.600 -bearer are like tasty trifles and they go down 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:25.060 into the inmost body. He who is slothful in his 00:06:25.060 --> 00:06:28.019 work is a brother to him who is a great destroyer. 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:31.019 The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous 00:06:31.019 --> 00:06:34.019 run to it and are safe. The rich man's wealth 00:06:34.019 --> 00:06:37.220 is his strong city and like a high wall in his 00:06:37.220 --> 00:06:40.160 own esteem. Before destruction the heart of a 00:06:40.160 --> 00:06:42.740 man is haughty, and before honor is humility. 00:06:43.160 --> 00:06:46.120 He who answers a matter before he hears it, it 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:48.759 is folly and shame to him. The spirit of a man 00:06:48.759 --> 00:06:51.579 will sustain him in sickness, but who can bear 00:06:51.579 --> 00:06:54.779 a broken spirit? The heart of the prudent acquires 00:06:54.779 --> 00:06:57.459 knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. 00:06:57.779 --> 00:07:00.879 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him 00:07:00.879 --> 00:07:03.439 before great men. The first one to plead his 00:07:03.439 --> 00:07:06.240 cause seems right, until his neighbor comes and 00:07:06.240 --> 00:07:09.660 examines him. Casting lots causes contentions 00:07:09.660 --> 00:07:13.100 to cease and keeps the mighty apart. A brother 00:07:13.100 --> 00:07:15.500 offended is harder to win than a strong city, 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:18.139 and contentions are like the bars of a castle. 00:07:18.639 --> 00:07:21.139 A man's stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit 00:07:21.139 --> 00:07:23.879 of his mouth. From the produce of his lips he 00:07:23.879 --> 00:07:27.040 shall be filled. Death and life are in the power 00:07:27.040 --> 00:07:29.420 of the tongue, and those who love it will eat 00:07:29.420 --> 00:07:32.439 its fruit. He who finds a wife finds a good thing 00:07:32.439 --> 00:07:35.220 and obtains favor from the Lord. The poor man 00:07:35.220 --> 00:07:38.259 uses entreaties, but the rich answers roughly. 00:07:38.660 --> 00:07:41.500 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:44.639 but there is a friend who sticks closer than 00:07:44.639 --> 00:07:50.079 a brother. Better is the poor who walks in his 00:07:50.079 --> 00:07:52.860 integrity than one who is perverse in his lips 00:07:52.860 --> 00:07:55.800 and is a fool. Also it is not good for a soul 00:07:55.800 --> 00:07:58.519 to be without knowledge, and he sins who hastens 00:07:58.519 --> 00:08:01.600 with his feet. The foolishness of a man twists 00:08:01.600 --> 00:08:04.480 his way. and his heart frets against the Lord. 00:08:04.860 --> 00:08:07.519 Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated 00:08:07.519 --> 00:08:10.319 from his friend. A false witness will not go 00:08:10.319 --> 00:08:12.920 unpunished, and he who speaks lies will not escape. 00:08:13.540 --> 00:08:16.319 Many entreat the favor of the nobility, and every 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:19.560 man is a friend to one who gives gifts. All the 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:21.939 brothers of the poor hate him. How much more 00:08:21.939 --> 00:08:24.819 do his friends go far from him? He may pursue 00:08:24.819 --> 00:08:28.060 them with words, yet they abandon him. He who 00:08:28.060 --> 00:08:30.949 gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps 00:08:30.949 --> 00:08:34.070 understanding will find good. A false witness 00:08:34.070 --> 00:08:36.370 will not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies 00:08:36.370 --> 00:08:39.889 shall perish. Luxury is not fitting for a fool, 00:08:40.029 --> 00:08:42.250 much less for a servant to rule over princes. 00:08:42.809 --> 00:08:45.730 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, 00:08:45.850 --> 00:08:48.009 and his glory is to overlook a transgression. 00:08:48.590 --> 00:08:51.169 The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, 00:08:51.269 --> 00:08:54.730 but his favor is like dew on the grass. A foolish 00:08:54.730 --> 00:08:57.470 son is the ruin of his father, and the contentions 00:08:57.470 --> 00:09:00.929 of a wife are a continual dripping. Houses and 00:09:00.929 --> 00:09:03.389 riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a 00:09:03.389 --> 00:09:06.470 prudent wife is from the Lord. Laziness casts 00:09:06.470 --> 00:09:09.509 one into a deep sleep, and an idle person will 00:09:09.509 --> 00:09:12.250 suffer hunger. He who keeps the commandment keeps 00:09:12.250 --> 00:09:15.330 his soul, but he who is careless of his ways 00:09:15.330 --> 00:09:19.029 will die. He who has pity on the poor lends to 00:09:19.029 --> 00:09:21.710 the Lord, and he will pay back what he has given. 00:09:22.149 --> 00:09:24.889 Chasing your son while there is hope, and do 00:09:24.889 --> 00:09:27.549 not set your heart on his destruction. A man 00:09:27.549 --> 00:09:30.350 of great wrath will suffer punishment, for if 00:09:30.350 --> 00:09:32.730 you rescue him, you will have to do it again. 00:09:33.370 --> 00:09:35.909 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that 00:09:35.909 --> 00:09:38.830 you may be wise in your latter days. There are 00:09:38.830 --> 00:09:41.610 many plans in a man's heart. Nevertheless, the 00:09:41.610 --> 00:09:45.149 Lord's counsel, that will stand. What is desired 00:09:45.149 --> 00:09:48.149 in a man is kindness, and a poor man is better 00:09:48.149 --> 00:09:51.210 than a liar. The fear of the Lord leads to life, 00:09:51.370 --> 00:09:54.049 and he who has it will abide in satisfaction. 00:09:54.210 --> 00:09:57.600 He will not be visited with evil. A lazy man 00:09:57.600 --> 00:10:00.100 buries his hand in the bowl, and will not so 00:10:00.100 --> 00:10:03.340 much as bring it to his mouth again. Strike his 00:10:03.340 --> 00:10:06.259 coffer, and the simple will become weary. Rebuke 00:10:06.259 --> 00:10:08.259 one who has understanding, and he will discern 00:10:08.259 --> 00:10:11.720 knowledge. He who mistreats his father and chases 00:10:11.720 --> 00:10:14.480 away his mother is a son who causes shame and 00:10:14.480 --> 00:10:17.720 brings reproach. Cease listening to instruction, 00:10:17.940 --> 00:10:20.080 my son, and you will stray from the words of 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:23.700 knowledge. A disreputable witness scorns justice, 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:26.419 and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. 00:10:26.860 --> 00:10:30.080 Judgments are prepared for scoffers and beatings 00:10:30.080 --> 00:10:53.220 for the backs of fools. The lazy man will not 00:10:53.220 --> 00:10:55.779 plow because of winter, he will beg during harvest 00:10:55.779 --> 00:10:58.600 and have nothing. Counsel in the heart of man 00:10:58.600 --> 00:11:00.919 is like deep water, but a man of understanding 00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:04.340 will draw it out. Most men will proclaim each 00:11:04.340 --> 00:11:06.799 his own goodness, but who can find a faithful 00:11:06.799 --> 00:11:09.720 man? The righteous man walks in his integrity, 00:11:09.980 --> 00:11:12.539 his children are blessed after him. A king who 00:11:12.539 --> 00:11:14.919 sits on the throne of judgment scatters all evil 00:11:14.919 --> 00:11:18.059 with his eyes. Who can say, I have made my heart 00:11:18.059 --> 00:11:21.570 clean, I am pure from my sin? Diverse weights 00:11:21.570 --> 00:11:24.450 and diverse measures, they are both alike an 00:11:24.450 --> 00:11:27.690 abomination to the Lord. Even a child is known 00:11:27.690 --> 00:11:30.529 by his deeds, whether what he does is pure and 00:11:30.529 --> 00:11:33.570 right. The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the 00:11:33.570 --> 00:11:36.809 Lord has made them both. Do not love sleep, lest 00:11:36.809 --> 00:11:39.370 you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you 00:11:39.370 --> 00:11:41.830 will be satisfied with bread. It is good for 00:11:41.830 --> 00:11:44.230 nothing, cries the buyer, but when he has gone 00:11:44.230 --> 00:11:47.379 his way, then he boasts. There is gold and a 00:11:47.379 --> 00:11:49.519 multitude of rubies, but the lips of knowledge 00:11:49.519 --> 00:11:52.840 are a precious jewel. Take the garment of one 00:11:52.840 --> 00:11:55.659 who is surety for a stranger, and hold it as 00:11:55.659 --> 00:11:59.200 a pledge when it is for a seductress. Bread gained 00:11:59.200 --> 00:12:01.940 by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his 00:12:01.940 --> 00:12:05.039 mouth will be filled with gravel. Plans are established 00:12:05.039 --> 00:12:08.779 by counsel. By wise counsel wage war. He who 00:12:08.779 --> 00:12:11.399 goes about as a tale -bearer reveals secrets. 00:12:11.620 --> 00:12:13.940 Therefore do not associate with one who flatters 00:12:13.940 --> 00:12:16.759 with his lips. Whoever curses his father or his 00:12:16.759 --> 00:12:19.639 mother, his lamp will be put out into deep darkness. 00:12:20.139 --> 00:12:22.480 An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning 00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:25.360 will not be blessed at the end. Do not say, I 00:12:25.360 --> 00:12:27.759 will recompense evil. Wait for the Lord, and 00:12:27.759 --> 00:12:30.779 He will save you. Diverse weights are an abomination 00:12:30.779 --> 00:12:33.600 to the Lord, and dishonest scales are not good. 00:12:34.120 --> 00:12:37.600 A man's steps are of the Lord. How then can a 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:40.360 man understand his own way? It is a snare for 00:12:40.360 --> 00:12:43.129 a man to devote rashly something as holy. and 00:12:43.129 --> 00:12:46.330 afterward to reconsider his vows. A wise king 00:12:46.330 --> 00:12:49.149 sifts out the wicked and brings the threshing 00:12:49.149 --> 00:12:52.350 wheel over them. The spirit of a man is the lamp 00:12:52.350 --> 00:12:55.309 of the Lord, searching all the inner depth of 00:12:55.309 --> 00:12:58.529 his heart. Mercy and truth preserve the king, 00:12:58.750 --> 00:13:01.149 and by loving kindness he upholds his throne. 00:13:01.490 --> 00:13:03.929 The glory of young men is their strength, and 00:13:03.929 --> 00:13:07.210 the splendor of old men is their gray head. Blows 00:13:07.210 --> 00:13:10.409 that hurt cleanse away evil, as do stripes the 00:13:10.409 --> 00:13:15.820 inner depth of the heart. Chapter 21 The king's 00:13:15.820 --> 00:13:18.379 heart is in the hand of the Lord. Like the rivers 00:13:18.379 --> 00:13:21.779 of water, he turns it wherever he wishes. Every 00:13:21.779 --> 00:13:24.440 way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the 00:13:24.440 --> 00:13:27.299 Lord weighs the hearts. To do righteousness and 00:13:27.299 --> 00:13:30.059 justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 00:13:30.559 --> 00:13:33.200 A haughty look, a proud heart, and the plowing 00:13:33.200 --> 00:13:36.320 of the wicked are sin. The plans of the diligent 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:39.360 lead surely to plenty, but those of everyone 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:42.840 who is hasty surely to poverty. Getting treasures 00:13:42.840 --> 00:13:45.179 by a lying tongue is the fleeting fantasy of 00:13:45.179 --> 00:13:48.000 those who seek death. The violence of the wicked 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:50.820 will destroy them because they refuse to do justice. 00:13:51.200 --> 00:13:54.240 The way of a guilty man is perverse, but as for 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:56.980 the pure, his work is right. Better to dwell 00:13:56.980 --> 00:13:59.940 in a corner of a housetop than in a house shared 00:13:59.940 --> 00:14:02.639 with a contentious woman. The soul of the wicked 00:14:02.639 --> 00:14:05.620 desires evil. His neighbor finds no favor in 00:14:05.620 --> 00:14:08.639 his eyes. When the scoffer is punished, the simple 00:14:08.639 --> 00:14:11.039 is made wise, but when the wise is instructed, 00:14:11.379 --> 00:14:14.200 he receives knowledge. The righteous God wisely 00:14:14.200 --> 00:14:16.779 considers the house of the wicked, overthrowing 00:14:16.779 --> 00:14:19.419 the wicked for their wickedness. Whoever shuts 00:14:19.419 --> 00:14:22.240 his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:26.200 himself and not be heard. A gift in secret pacifies 00:14:26.200 --> 00:14:29.139 anger, and a bribe behind the back, strong wrath. 00:14:29.500 --> 00:14:32.600 It is a joy for the just to do justice, but destruction 00:14:32.600 --> 00:14:35.789 will come to the workers of iniquity. A man who 00:14:35.789 --> 00:14:38.409 wanders from the way of understanding will rest 00:14:38.409 --> 00:14:40.950 in the assembly of the dead. He who loves pleasure 00:14:40.950 --> 00:14:43.769 will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil 00:14:43.769 --> 00:14:46.830 will not be rich. The wicked shall be a ransom 00:14:46.830 --> 00:14:49.190 for the righteous and the unfaithful for the 00:14:49.190 --> 00:14:52.210 upright. Better to dwell in the wilderness than 00:14:52.210 --> 00:14:55.070 with a contentious and angry woman. There is 00:14:55.070 --> 00:14:57.230 desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of 00:14:57.230 --> 00:15:00.509 the wise, but a foolish man squanders it. He 00:15:00.509 --> 00:15:03.169 who follows righteousness and mercy finds life, 00:15:03.370 --> 00:15:06.860 righteousness, and honor. A wise man scales the 00:15:06.860 --> 00:15:09.019 city of the mighty and brings down the trusted 00:15:09.019 --> 00:15:11.960 stronghold. Whoever guards his mouth and tongue 00:15:11.960 --> 00:15:15.279 keeps his soul from troubles. A proud and haughty 00:15:15.279 --> 00:15:18.419 man, Scoffer is his name, he acts with arrogant 00:15:18.419 --> 00:15:21.340 pride. The desire of the lazy man kills him, 00:15:21.399 --> 00:15:24.820 for his hands refuse to labor. He covets greedily 00:15:24.820 --> 00:15:27.600 all day long, but the righteous gives and does 00:15:27.600 --> 00:15:30.360 not spare. The sacrifice of the wicked is an 00:15:30.360 --> 00:15:32.779 abomination, how much more when he brings it 00:15:32.779 --> 00:15:36.110 with wicked intent. A false witness shall perish, 00:15:36.289 --> 00:15:38.769 but the man who hears him will speak endlessly. 00:15:39.230 --> 00:15:42.309 A wicked man hardens his face, but as for the 00:15:42.309 --> 00:15:45.350 upright, he establishes his way. There is no 00:15:45.350 --> 00:15:47.909 wisdom or understanding or counsel against the 00:15:47.909 --> 00:15:50.889 Lord. The horse is prepared for the day of battle, 00:15:50.990 --> 00:16:03.100 but deliverance is of the Lord. The rich and 00:16:03.100 --> 00:16:05.799 the poor have this in common. The Lord is the 00:16:05.799 --> 00:16:08.820 maker of them all. A prudent man foresees evil 00:16:08.820 --> 00:16:11.960 and hides himself, but the simple pass on and 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:14.980 are punished. By humility and the fear of the 00:16:14.980 --> 00:16:18.860 Lord are riches and honor and life. Thorns and 00:16:18.860 --> 00:16:21.860 snares are in the way of the perverse. He who 00:16:21.860 --> 00:16:24.840 guards his soul will be far from them. Train 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:26.980 up a child in the way he should go, and when 00:16:26.980 --> 00:16:29.960 he is old he will not depart from it. The rich 00:16:29.960 --> 00:16:32.320 rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant 00:16:32.320 --> 00:16:35.580 to the lender. He who sows iniquity will reap 00:16:35.580 --> 00:16:39.159 sorrow, and the rod of his anger will fail. He 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:41.860 who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he 00:16:41.860 --> 00:16:44.799 gives of his bread to the poor. Cast out the 00:16:44.799 --> 00:16:47.779 scoffer, and contention will leave. Yes, strife 00:16:47.779 --> 00:16:50.379 and reproach will cease. He who loves purity 00:16:50.379 --> 00:16:53.059 of heart and has grace on his lips, the king 00:16:53.059 --> 00:16:56.080 will be his friend. The eyes of the Lord preserve 00:16:56.080 --> 00:16:58.899 knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the 00:16:58.899 --> 00:17:01.700 faithless. The lazy man says, There is a lion 00:17:01.700 --> 00:17:04.980 outside. I shall be slain in the streets. The 00:17:04.980 --> 00:17:07.759 mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit. He who 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:11.119 is abhorred by the Lord will fall there. Foolishness 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:13.559 is bound up in the heart of a child. The rod 00:17:13.559 --> 00:17:16.380 of correction will drive it far from him. He 00:17:16.380 --> 00:17:18.859 who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, 00:17:18.980 --> 00:17:21.500 and he who gives to the rich will surely come 00:17:21.500 --> 00:17:24.440 to poverty. Incline your ear and hear the words 00:17:24.440 --> 00:17:26.799 of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge. 00:17:27.000 --> 00:17:29.720 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within 00:17:29.720 --> 00:17:33.099 you. Let them all be fixed upon your lips, so 00:17:33.099 --> 00:17:36.279 that your trust may be in the Lord. I have instructed 00:17:36.279 --> 00:17:39.460 you today, even you. Have I not written to you 00:17:39.460 --> 00:17:42.400 excellent things of counsels and knowledge, that 00:17:42.400 --> 00:17:44.900 I may make you know the certainty of the words 00:17:44.900 --> 00:17:47.759 of truth, that you may answer words of truth 00:17:47.759 --> 00:17:50.960 to those who send to you? Do not rob the poor 00:17:50.960 --> 00:17:53.720 because he is poor, nor oppress the afflicted 00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:56.000 at the gate. For the Lord will plead their cause 00:17:56.000 --> 00:17:58.259 and plunder the soul of those who plunder them. 00:17:58.579 --> 00:18:01.220 Make no friendship with an angry man, and with 00:18:01.220 --> 00:18:04.059 a furious man do not go, lest you learn his ways 00:18:04.059 --> 00:18:07.019 and set a snare for your soul. Do not be one 00:18:07.019 --> 00:18:09.779 of those who shakes hands in a pledge, one of 00:18:09.779 --> 00:18:13.000 those who is surety for debts. If you have nothing 00:18:13.000 --> 00:18:15.460 with which to pay, why should he take away your 00:18:15.460 --> 00:18:18.079 bed from under you? Do not remove the ancient 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:21.240 landmark which your fathers have set. Do you 00:18:21.240 --> 00:18:24.119 see a man who excels in his work? He will stand 00:18:24.119 --> 00:18:27.420 before kings. He will not stand before unknown 00:18:27.420 --> 00:18:27.819 men.