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Proverbs 15:15-29

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15Those who are oppressed constantly have difficulties, but those who (OR, if they) are happy, it is as though MET they are having a big feast every day.
16Being poor and revering Yahweh is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.
17Eating meals with people whom you love and having only vegetables to eat is better than eating with people who hate each other and having lots of good meat to eat.
18Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.
19Lazy people constantly have difficulties MET; it is as though they are walking through thorns; but those who are honest and hard-working will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking on a level highway MET.
20Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy; it is foolish children who despise their parents.
21Foolish people are happy to continually act foolishly; those who have good sense do what is right.
22If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do; but when we have many good advisors, we will succeed.
23People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; truly, it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.
24Wise people walk on a road that leads up to a long life; they do not walk on a road that leads down to the place where dead people are.
25Yahweh tears down the houses of proud people, but he protects the property of widows.
26Yahweh detests what wicked people are thinking about doing; but when people say what is kind, he considers those words to be pure.
27Those who try hard to get money by acting dishonestly cause trouble for their family; those who refuse to accept bribes will live for a long time.
28Righteous/Good people think carefully before they answer what others ask them; wicked people very quickly say what is evil.
29Yahweh does not listen MTY to what wicked people request him to do; he listens to righteous people when they pray.

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