14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under Adonai ’s wrath will fall into it.
15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
17Turn your ear, and sh'ma ·hear obey· the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
19That your trust may be in Adonai , I teach you today, even you.
20Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
21To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
22Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
23for Adonai will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
24Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:
25lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.
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