Proverbs

¹ he loves it when business is aboveboard.

² but down-to-earth people stand firm.

³ the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.

⁴ but a principled life can stand up to the worst.

⁵ an evil life is a hard life.

⁶ crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.

⁷ the story's over, end of hope.

⁸ a bad person runs straight into it.

⁹ the common sense of the godly preserves them.

¹⁰ when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.

¹¹ evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.

¹² quiet discretion accompanies good sense.

¹³ but someone of integrity won't violate a confidence.

¹⁴ the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances.

¹⁵ if you keep a cool head, you'll avoid rash bargains.

¹⁶ but men of rough violence grab for loot.

¹⁷ when you're cruel to others, you hurt yourself.

¹⁸ good work gets solid pay.

¹⁹ or chase after phantoms of evil and die.

²⁰ but oh how he relishes integrity.

²¹ and God's loyal people will triumph.

²² is a beautiful face on an empty head.

²³ but wicked ambition ends in angry frustration.

²⁴ the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.

²⁵ those who help others are helped.

²⁶ Blessings on all who play fair and square!

²⁷ the student of evil becomes evil.

²⁸ a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.

²⁹ common sense tells you it's a stupid way to live.

³⁰ a violent life destroys souls.

³¹ what's in store for the bad!