[1]As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out.[2]Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.[3]To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.[4]A high-minded man is stout-hearted in his pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.[5][No verse][6]He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity on to the snares of death.[7]Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.[8]To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.[9]It is better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.[10]The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.[11]When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.[12]A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.[13]He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.[14]A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.[15]It is the joy of the righteous to do judgment: but a holy man is abominable with evil-doers.[16]A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, shall rest in the congregation of giants.[17]A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;[18]and a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man.[19]It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.[20]A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; but foolish men will swallow it up.[21]The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.[22]A wise man assaults strong cities, and demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.[23]He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.[24]A bold and self-willed and insolent man is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.[25]Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.[26]An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.[27]The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, for they offer them wickedly.[28]A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.[29]An ungodly man impudently withstands with his face; but the upright man himself understands his ways.[30]There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.[31]A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.
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Author: Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)
Source: ecmarsh.com