| Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion. | Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me. |
| Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak, For the rights of all the unfortunate. | Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. |
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| Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the poor and needy. | Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. |
| An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels. | Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. |
| Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. | Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. |
| Turn to my rebuke, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. | Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. |
| For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. |
| He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. | He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. |
| Guarding the paths of justice, And He watches over the way of His godly ones. | He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. |
| Then you will discern righteousness, justice, And integrity, and every good path. | Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. |
