Proverbs 19:3-10 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

3. We are ruinedby our own stupidity,though we blame the Lord.

4. The rich have many friends;the poor have none.

5. Dishonest witnesses and liarswon't escape punishment.

6. Everyone tries to be friendsof those who can help them.

7. If you are poor,your own relatives reject you,and your friends are worse.When you really need them,they are not there.

8. Do yourself a favourby having good sense—you will be glad you did.

9. Dishonest witnesses and liarswill be destroyed.

10. It isn't right for a foolto live in luxuryor for a slave to rulein place of a king.

Proverbs 19