Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty,[a]
but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of an ox.

An honest witness does not deceive,
but a dishonest witness utters lies.(A)

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

Stay away from a foolish person;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.(B)

The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

Fools mock at making reparation,[b]
but there is goodwill among the upright.

10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no outsider shares in its joy.

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.(C)

12 There is a way that seems right to a person,(D)
but its end is the way to death.(E)

13 Even in laughter a heart may be sad,
and joy may end in grief.(F)

14 The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good one, what his deeds deserve.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 14:4 Or clean
  2. 14:9 Or at guilt offerings

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