| Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. | Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother. |
| The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. | A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it. |
| As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. | Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance. |
| As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. | Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man. |
| If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable. | He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. |
| Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. | He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. |
| Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end. | A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control. |
| Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor. | A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor. |
| Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. | The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe. |
| Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. | Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him. |
| Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. | Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me. |
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