Scholars have noted similarities between the didactic literature of "Instruction of Amenemope" and the "Book of Proverbs" from the Hebrew bible. (Dungen 2005)
In this study, there is a comparison between an English translation of the Proverbs and of the Instruction text. The author acknowledges that the best comparison would be in the ancient source languages themselves.
The English source files were obtained from Dungen (http://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/amen_em_apt.htm) and Ruwach (Basic English Version, Old Testament.zip).
Biblica, Inc (1973-2011) "Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV" PixelB (2015) "Convert ANSI (terminal) colours and attributes to HTML" https://github.com/pixelb/scripts/blob/master/scripts/ansi2html.sh Ruwach (2008) "BibleText" https://sites.google.com/site/ruwach/bibletext Tony B. (2014) "stop-words" https://code.google.com/p/stop-words/ Wikipedia (n.d.) "Standing on the shoulders of giants" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_shoulders_of_giants Wikipedia (2015) "Instruction of Amenemope" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruction_of_Amenemope Wim van den Dungen (2005) "The Instruction of Amen-em-apt, son of Kanakht" http://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/amen_em_apt.htm
The closest match to 'Proverbs 1' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
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2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:
4 To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:
5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)
6 To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:
16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.
21 Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town:
23 Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.
25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:
26 So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;
27 When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.
28 Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:
29 For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
30 They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 1'
01 Do not befriend the heated man,
06 Nor give free rein to your answer.
07 Converse with a man of your own measure,
10 more than wind {over} 48 water.
13 He gives an answer worthy of a beating,
17 He is the ferryman of snaring words,
20 his answer is (heard) outside.
21 The day he is charged with his crime,
24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man,
26 He is like a young wolf in the farmyard,
29 he runs before every wind like clouds,
31 he flips his tail like the crocodile's young,
The closest match to 'Proverbs 2' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
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1 My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;
2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;
4 If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;
5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:
10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;
12 Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;
14 Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;
17 Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
18 For her house is on the way down to death; her footsteps go down to the shades:
19 Those who go to her do not come back again; their feet do not keep in the ways of life:
21 For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.
22 But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 2'
Chapter 6 : steal no land and eat from your own field
03 Do not be greedy for a cubit of land.
07 when he has snared (it) by false oaths,
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
27 Better is a bushel given You by the god,32
28 than five thousand through wrongdoing.
33 Better is poverty in the hand of the god,33
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 3' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
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1 My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:
2 For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.
3 Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;
4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.
5 Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.
7 Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:
8 This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.
9 Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:
11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:
12 For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.
13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.
15 She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.
18 She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.
19 The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.
22 So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck.
26 For the Lord will be your hope, and will keep your foot from being taken in the net.
27 Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 Say not to your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you at the time.
32 For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.
33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 3'
02 Nor shift the position of the measuring-cord.
05 The trodden furrow worn down by time,
09 Recognize him who does this on Earth ! VIII
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
21 Desire your being to be sound.
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
27 Better is a bushel given You by the god,32
33 Better is poverty in the hand of the god,33
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 4' is 'Amenemope- Chapter 1 the charge to his son'
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1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
3 For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.
7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
8 Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
9 She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.
13 Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.
16 For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
23 And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
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"Chapter 1 : the charge to his son
01 Give your ears, hear the sayings,
02 give your heart 13 to understand them.
03 It is good to put them in your heart, 14 (but)
05 Let them rest in the casket of your belly,15
06 may they be bolted in your heart.16
07 When there rises a whirlwind of words,
08 they will be a mooring-post for your tongue.17
09 If You make your life with these in your heart,18
11 You will find my words a storehouse for life, (and) IV
The closest match to 'Proverbs 5' is 'Amenemope- Chapter 1 the charge to his son'
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1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:
6 She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.
7 Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.
9 For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:
11 And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted;
12 And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;
13 I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!
19 As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love.
20 Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?
Lines of 'Amenemope- Chapter 1 the charge to his son' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 5'
"Chapter 1 : the charge to his son
01 Give your ears, hear the sayings,
02 give your heart 13 to understand them.
03 It is good to put them in your heart, 14 (but)
06 may they be bolted in your heart.16
07 When there rises a whirlwind of words,
09 If You make your life with these in your heart,18
11 You will find my words a storehouse for life, (and) IV
12 your body will be well upon Earth.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 6' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
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5 Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.
8 She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.
10 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
12 A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
16 Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:
17 Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;
18 A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;
19 A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.
21 Keep them ever folded in your heart, and have them hanging round your neck.
23 For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.
25 Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.
26 For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.
30 Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:
31 But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.
34 For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 6'
05 The trodden furrow worn down by time,
07 when he has snared (it) by false oaths,
11 a foe working to destroy your body.
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
21 Desire your being to be sound.
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
26 You will receive bread from your own threshing-floor.
29 They stay not a day in bin and barn, IX
30 they make no food for the beer jar.
33 Better is poverty in the hand of the god,33
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
The closest match to 'Proverbs 7' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
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3 Let them be fixed to your fingers, and recorded in your heart.
5 So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.
7 I saw among the young men one without sense,
9 At nightfall, in the evening of the day, in the black dark of the night.
10 And the woman came out to him, in the dress of a loose woman, with a designing heart;
15 So I came out in the hope of meeting you, looking for you with care, and now I have you.
17 I have made my bed sweet with perfumes and spices.
21 With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.
22 The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;
24 So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;
25 Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 7'
01 Do not befriend the heated man,
04 and take care not to insult him.
06 Nor give free rein to your answer.
07 Converse with a man of your own measure,
08 and take care not to {vex}. 46
09 Swift is speech when the heart is hurt,47 XII
17 He is the ferryman of snaring words,
21 The day he is charged with his crime,
24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man,
26 He is like a young wolf in the farmyard,
31 he flips his tail like the crocodile's young,
33 His lips are sweet, his tongue is bitter.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 8' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
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3 Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud:
5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.
13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
18 Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
21 So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.
22 The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.
23 From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.
26 When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.
29 When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:
30 Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;
31 Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.
34 Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.
35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 8'
01 Do not move the markers on the borders of fields.
02 Nor shift the position of the measuring-cord.
05 The trodden furrow worn down by time,
06 he who disguises it in the fields,
07 when he has snared (it) by false oaths,
09 Recognize him who does this on Earth ! VIII
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
17 Beware of destroying the borders of fields,
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
20 when one discerns the borders of fields.
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
25 Plow your fields and You will find what You need,
29 They stay not a day in bin and barn, IX
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 9' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
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6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.
7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.
8 Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.
9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
10 The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind
12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.
17 Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.
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01 Do not befriend the heated man,
06 Nor give free rein to your answer.
07 Converse with a man of your own measure,
09 Swift is speech when the heart is hurt,47 XII
17 He is the ferryman of snaring words,
24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man,
25 so as to knead his {states of mind}. 50
33 His lips are sweet, his tongue is bitter.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 10' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
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2 Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.
3 The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.
4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
11 The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
17 He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.
20 The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
21 The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
22 The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
24 The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
27 The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
29 The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.
30 The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 10'
Chapter 6 : steal no land and eat from your own field
03 Do not be greedy for a cubit of land.
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
21 Desire your being to be sound.
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
30 they make no food for the beer jar.
33 Better is poverty in the hand of the god,33
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 11' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 7 seek no wealth'
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4 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.
5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.
7 At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.
8 The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.
9 With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.
10 When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.
11 By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.
12 He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.
13 He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.
14 When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.
15 He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.
16 A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.
17 The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.
19 So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.
21 Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.
23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.
28 He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.
29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
31 If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!
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Chapter 7 : seek no wealth
01 Do not set your heart 35 on wealth !
03 Do not let your heart go straying,37 (for)
04 every man comes to his hour.
09 Comes morning, (and) they are not in your house ;
10 their place is seen but they are not there :
11 Earth opened its mouth, leveled them, swallowed them,
17 Do not rejoice in wealth from theft,
18 nor complain of being poor.
22 while the bark of the tranquil sails with the wind.
25 He will give You your needs for this life,
26 and You will be safe from fear.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 12' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
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2 A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.
7 Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.
9 He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.
10 An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.
11 He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
14 From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.
17 The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.
19 True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.
20 Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.
22 False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.
23 A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
24 The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
25 Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.
27 He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.
28 In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.
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Chapter 6 : steal no land and eat from your own field
02 Nor shift the position of the measuring-cord.
03 Do not be greedy for a cubit of land.
07 when he has snared (it) by false oaths,
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
26 You will receive bread from your own threshing-floor.
30 they make no food for the beer jar.
33 Better is poverty in the hand of the god,33
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 13' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
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2 A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
3 He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
5 The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.
7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.
11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
12 Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
15 Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.
17 A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
19 To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
25 The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
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Chapter 6 : steal no land and eat from your own field
03 Do not be greedy for a cubit of land.
07 when he has snared (it) by false oaths,
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
21 Desire your being to be sound.
28 than five thousand through wrongdoing.
30 they make no food for the beer jar.
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 14' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 7 seek no wealth'
Lines of 'Proverbs 14' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 7 seek no wealth'
1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.
3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
10 No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.
11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.
12 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
13 Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.
15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 7 seek no wealth' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 14'
Chapter 7 : seek no wealth
01 Do not set your heart 35 on wealth !
03 Do not let your heart go straying,37 (for)
04 every man comes to his hour.
05 Do not labour to seek increase,
09 Comes morning, (and) they are not in your house ;
10 their place is seen but they are not there :
11 Earth opened its mouth, leveled them, swallowed them,
17 Do not rejoice in wealth from theft,
18 nor complain of being poor.
25 He will give You your needs for this life,
26 and You will be safe from fear.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 15' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
Lines of 'Proverbs 15' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4 A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
6 In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.
7 The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
8 The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.
9 The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.
11 Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men!
13 A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
15 All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast.
16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.
23 A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
24 Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.
25 The house of the man of pride will be uprooted by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow.
26 Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.
27 He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.
28 The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.
29 The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.
30 The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.
31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.
33 The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 15'
04 Nor encroach on the boundaries of a widow.
05 The trodden furrow worn down by time,
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
21 Desire your being to be sound.
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
24 it profits You to keep it sound.
30 they make no food for the beer jar.
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 16' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
Lines of 'Proverbs 16' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
2 All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.
4 The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.
5 Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.
7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.
10 Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.
13 Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.
14 The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.
17 The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.
21 The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.
23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
24 Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
25 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
26 The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.
27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
29 A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.
30 He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
32 He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 16'
01 Do not befriend the heated man,
03 Keep your tongue from answering your superior,
04 and take care not to insult him.
06 Nor give free rein to your answer.
07 Converse with a man of your own measure,
08 and take care not to {vex}. 46
09 Swift is speech when the heart is hurt,47 XII
11 He tears down, (and) he builds up with his tongue,
13 He gives an answer worthy of a beating,
17 He is the ferryman of snaring words,
20 his answer is (heard) outside.
21 The day he is charged with his crime,
24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man,
25 so as to knead his {states of mind}. 50
33 His lips are sweet, his tongue is bitter.
34 A fire burns in his belly.52
The closest match to 'Proverbs 17' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
Lines of 'Proverbs 17' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.
3 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.
5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.
7 Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.
10 A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
11 An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.
12 It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.
14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
18 A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.
20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
22 A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
26 To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.
27 He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.
28 Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 17'
01 Do not befriend the heated man,
03 Keep your tongue from answering your superior,
06 Nor give free rein to your answer.
07 Converse with a man of your own measure,
09 Swift is speech when the heart is hurt,47 XII
10 more than wind {over} 48 water.
11 He tears down, (and) he builds up with his tongue,
17 He is the ferryman of snaring words,
22 is misfortune for his children.
24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man,
26 He is like a young wolf in the farmyard,
28 he causes brothers to quarrel, XIII
31 he flips his tail like the crocodile's young,
33 His lips are sweet, his tongue is bitter.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 18' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
Lines of 'Proverbs 18' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
5 To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.
6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
7 The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
8 The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
9 He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the upright man running into it is safe.
11 The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.
13 To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
14 The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?
15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.
16 A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.
17 The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.
20 With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
23 The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
24 There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 18'
01 Do not befriend the heated man,
03 Keep your tongue from answering your superior,
06 Nor give free rein to your answer.
07 Converse with a man of your own measure,
09 Swift is speech when the heart is hurt,47 XII
11 He tears down, (and) he builds up with his tongue,
13 He gives an answer worthy of a beating,
17 He is the ferryman of snaring words,
20 his answer is (heard) outside.
24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man,
25 so as to knead his {states of mind}. 50
33 His lips are sweet, his tongue is bitter.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 19' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
Lines of 'Proverbs 19' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
2 Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.
3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.
4 Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
5 A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.
9 A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
11 A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
14 House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.
15 Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
18 Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.
21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.
22 The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
23 The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.
24 The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 19'
07 when he has snared (it) by false oaths,
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
21 Desire your being to be sound.
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
28 than five thousand through wrongdoing.
30 they make no food for the beer jar.
33 Better is poverty in the hand of the god,33
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 20' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 11 abuse no poor'
Lines of 'Proverbs 20' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 11 abuse no poor'
3 It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
5 The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.
6 Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?
7 An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!
9 Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?
13 Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
14 A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.
16 Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.
20 If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
23 Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?
25 It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.
27 The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.
28 Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 11 abuse no poor' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 20'
Chapter 11 : abuse no poor
01 Do not covet a poor man's goods,
02 nor hunger for his bread.
03 A poor man's goods are a block in the throat,
05 He who makes gain by lying oaths,
06 his heart is misled by his belly.60
08 the bad spoils the good.
11 Your pleas will be answered by a curse,
13 The big mouthful of bread You swallow, You vomit it,
15 Observe the overseer of the poor,
21 Steer away from the poor man on the road.
22 Look at him and keep clear of his goods.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 21' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
Lines of 'Proverbs 21' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
3 To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
4 A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin.
5 The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.
6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
8 Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
9 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
10 The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.
12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
17 The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
21 He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
25 The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
28 A false witness will be cut off, ...
30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
31 The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 21'
Chapter 6 : steal no land and eat from your own field
03 Do not be greedy for a cubit of land.
07 when he has snared (it) by false oaths,
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
21 Desire your being to be sound.
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
29 They stay not a day in bin and barn, IX
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 22' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 7 seek no wealth'
Lines of 'Proverbs 22' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 7 seek no wealth'
1 A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.
2 The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.
3 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.
7 The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.
8 By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.
9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
10 Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
11 He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.
15 Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.
16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.
17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.
21 To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?
22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:
23 For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.
24 Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:
25 For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.
26 Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:
28 Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place.
29 Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 7 seek no wealth' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 22'
Chapter 7 : seek no wealth
01 Do not set your heart 35 on wealth !
03 Do not let your heart go straying,37 (for)
04 every man comes to his hour.
10 their place is seen but they are not there :
11 Earth opened its mouth, leveled them, swallowed them,
13 they made a hole as big as their size,
17 Do not rejoice in wealth from theft,
18 nor complain of being poor.
20 his company abandons him !
25 He will give You your needs for this life,
26 and You will be safe from fear.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 23' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
Lines of 'Proverbs 23' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
2 And put a knife to your throat, if you have a strong desire for food.
3 Have no desire for his delicate food, for it is the bread of deceit.
4 Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.
5 Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.
6 Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:
7 For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.
8 The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.
10 Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;
12 Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;
17 Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;
19 Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.
26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.
28 Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 23'
01 Do not move the markers on the borders of fields.
04 Nor encroach on the boundaries of a widow.
06 he who disguises it in the fields,
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
17 Beware of destroying the borders of fields,
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
20 when one discerns the borders of fields.
21 Desire your being to be sound.
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
25 Plow your fields and You will find what You need,
26 You will receive bread from your own threshing-floor.
29 They stay not a day in bin and barn, IX
30 they make no food for the beer jar.
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 24' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
Lines of 'Proverbs 24' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
1 Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:
3 The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:
10 If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.
14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:
17 Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:
18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
21 My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
23 These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
27 Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
28 Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
30 I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
33 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 24'
Chapter 6 : steal no land and eat from your own field
01 Do not move the markers on the borders of fields.
02 Nor shift the position of the measuring-cord.
06 he who disguises it in the fields,
07 when he has snared (it) by false oaths,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
17 Beware of destroying the borders of fields,
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
20 when one discerns the borders of fields.
21 Desire your being to be sound.
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
25 Plow your fields and You will find what You need,
29 They stay not a day in bin and barn, IX
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
The closest match to 'Proverbs 25' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
Lines of 'Proverbs 25' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
9 Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
15 A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
19 Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
20 Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
21 If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
22 For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
23 As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
24 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
25 As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 25'
01 Do not befriend the heated man,
03 Keep your tongue from answering your superior,
06 Nor give free rein to your answer.
07 Converse with a man of your own measure,
09 Swift is speech when the heart is hurt,47 XII
10 more than wind {over} 48 water.
11 He tears down, (and) he builds up with his tongue,
17 He is the ferryman of snaring words,
24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man,
29 he runs before every wind like clouds,
33 His lips are sweet, his tongue is bitter.
34 A fire burns in his belly.52
The closest match to 'Proverbs 26' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
Lines of 'Proverbs 26' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
5 Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
6 He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
8 Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
9 Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
10 Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
11 Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
12 Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
16 The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
19 So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
20 Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.
21 Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.
22 The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
23 Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
24 With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
25 When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
28 A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 26'
01 Do not befriend the heated man,
03 Keep your tongue from answering your superior,
06 Nor give free rein to your answer.
07 Converse with a man of your own measure,
09 Swift is speech when the heart is hurt,47 XII
11 He tears down, (and) he builds up with his tongue,
13 He gives an answer worthy of a beating,
17 He is the ferryman of snaring words,
20 his answer is (heard) outside.
24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man,
33 His lips are sweet, his tongue is bitter.
34 A fire burns in his belly.52
The closest match to 'Proverbs 27' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
Lines of 'Proverbs 27' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
1 Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.
2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
4 Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?
7 The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.
9 Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.
10 Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.
12 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
13 Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
15 Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.
17 Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.
19 Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.
20 The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.
21 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
22 Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
23 Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;
25 The grass comes up and the young grass is seen, and the mountain plants are got in.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 27'
01 Do not befriend the heated man,
04 and take care not to insult him.
06 Nor give free rein to your answer.
07 Converse with a man of your own measure,
08 and take care not to {vex}. 46
09 Swift is speech when the heart is hurt,47 XII
10 more than wind {over} 48 water.
13 He gives an answer worthy of a beating,
14 for its weight is harm.
20 his answer is (heard) outside.
21 The day he is charged with his crime,
24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man,
26 He is like a young wolf in the farmyard,
28 he causes brothers to quarrel, XIII
31 he flips his tail like the crocodile's young,
33 His lips are sweet, his tongue is bitter.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 28' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
Lines of 'Proverbs 28' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
2 Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.
3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
5 Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.
6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.
11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.
14 Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.
16 The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.
19 By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.
20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.
21 It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.
22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.
24 He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.
25 He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 28'
Chapter 6 : steal no land and eat from your own field
02 Nor shift the position of the measuring-cord.
03 Do not be greedy for a cubit of land.
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
21 Desire your being to be sound.
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
26 You will receive bread from your own threshing-floor.
30 they make no food for the beer jar.
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 29' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
Lines of 'Proverbs 29' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.
3 A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.
4 A king, by right rule, makes the land safe; but one full of desires makes it a waste.
8 Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.
12 If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.
13 The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.
16 When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.
18 Where there is no vision, the people are uncontrolled; but he who keeps the law will be happy.
25 The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.
26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 29'
Chapter 6 : steal no land and eat from your own field
03 Do not be greedy for a cubit of land.
07 when he has snared (it) by false oaths,
13 his house is an enemy to the town,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
28 than five thousand through wrongdoing.
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 30' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
Lines of 'Proverbs 30' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field'
1 The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God, I am full of weariness; O God, I have come to an end:
4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?
5 Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.
6 Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.
8 Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:
9 For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.
16 The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.
17 The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.
19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a girl.
20 This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.
21 For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:
22 A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
24 There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;
28 You may take the lizard in your hands, but it is in kings' houses.
32 If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 6 steal no land and eat from your own field' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 30'
07 when he has snared (it) by false oaths,
09 Recognize him who does this on Earth ! VIII
12 The taking of life is in his eye,
15 his wealth wiIl be seized from his children's hands, (and)
19 One pleases god with the might of the Lord,30
22 Beware of the Lord of All ! 31
27 Better is a bushel given You by the god,32
30 they make no food for the beer jar.
33 Better is poverty in the hand of the god,33
34 than wealth in the storehouse.
35 Better is bread with a happy heart,34
36 than wealth with vexation.
The closest match to 'Proverbs 31' is 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
Lines of 'Proverbs 31' matched and compared to 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated'
1 The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.
3 Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings.
6 Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:
7 Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.
9 Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.
11 The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure.
16 After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work.
23 Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.
26 Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.
28 Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,
31 Give her credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place.
Lines of 'Amenemope-Chapter 9 avoid the heated' matched and compared to 'Proverbs 31'
01 Do not befriend the heated man,
03 Keep your tongue from answering your superior,
04 and take care not to insult him.
06 Nor give free rein to your answer.
07 Converse with a man of your own measure,
08 and take care not to {vex}. 46
09 Swift is speech when the heart is hurt,47 XII
11 He tears down, (and) he builds up with his tongue,
17 He is the ferryman of snaring words,
22 is misfortune for his children.
24 The potter to the fiery-mouthed man,
25 so as to knead his {states of mind}. 50
33 His lips are sweet, his tongue is bitter.
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