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The Perfect Wisdom of THAT I AM

Proverbs Chapter 10 through 22 verse 16
10:01
A wise son makes a glad father
	yet a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother

10:02
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing
	yet righteousness delivers from death

10:03
THAT I AM will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish
	yet IT casts away the substance of the wicked

10:04
He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand
	yet the hand of the diligent makes rich

10:05
He that gathers in summer is a wise son
	yet he that sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame

10:06
Blessings are on the head of the just
	yet violence covers the mouth of the wicked

10:07
The memory of the just is blessed
	yet the name of the wicked will rot

10:08
The wise in heart will receive commandments
	yet a prating fool will fall

10:09
He that walks uprightly walks surely
	yet he that perverts his ways will be made known

10:10
He that winks with the eye causes sorrow
	 and a prating fool will fall

10:11
The mouth of the righteous man is a well of life
	yet violence covers the mouth of the wicked

10:12
Hatred stirs up strifes
	yet love covers all offenses

10:13
In the lips of him that has understanding wisdom is found
	yet a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding

10:14
Wise men lay up knowledge
	yet the mouth of the foolish is near destruction

10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city
	the destruction of the poor is their poverty

10:16
The labor of the righteous tends to life
	the product of the wicked to sin

10:17
He is in the way that keeps instruction
	yet he that refuses reproof errs

10:18
He that hides hatred has lying lips
	and he that utters a slander is a fool
	
10:19
In the multitude of words there wants not sin
	so he that refrains his lips is wise

10:20
The tongue of the just is like choice silver
	the heart of the wicked is of little worth

10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many
	yet fools die for want of wisdom

10:22
The blessing of THAT I AM makes rich
	and IT adds no sorrow with it

10:23
It is like sport to a fool to do mischief
	yet a man of understanding has wisdom

10:24
What the wicked fear will come upon them
	yet the desire of the righteous will be granted

10:25
Like the whirlwind comes and goes so the wicked is no more
	yet the righteous has an everlasting foundation

10:26
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes
	so is the sluggard to one who sends him

10:27
The fear of THAT I AM prolongs days
	yet the years of the wicked will be shortened

10:28
The hope of the righteous will be gladness
	yet the expectation of the wicked will rot

10:29
The way of THAT I AM is strength to the upright
	yet destruction will be to the workers of iniquity

10:30
The righteous will never be removed
	yet the wicked will not inhabit the earth

10:31
The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom
	yet the froward tongue will be cut out

10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable
	yet the mouth of the wicked speaks frowardness

11:01
A false balance is abomination to THAT I AM
	yet a just weight is ITS delight

11:02
With pride comes shame also
	yet with the lowly is wisdom

11:03
The integrity of the upright will guide them
	yet the perverseness of transgressors will destroy them

11:04
Riches profit nothing in the day of wrath
	yet righteousness delivers from death
	
11:05
The righteousness of the perfect will direct his way
	yet the wicked will fall by his own wickedness

11:06
The righteousness of the upright will deliver him
	yet transgressors will be taken in their own naughtiness

11:07
When a wicked man dies his expectation will perish
	and the hope of unjust men perishes

11:08
The righteous is delivered out of trouble
	and the wicked comes in his stead

11:09
A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor
	yet through knowledge the just will be delivered

11:10
When it goes well with the righteous the city rejoices
	and when the wicked perish there is shouting

11:11
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted
	yet it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked

11:12
He that is void of wisdom despises his neighbor
	yet a man of understanding holds his peace

11:13
A talebearer reveals secrets
	yet he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter

11:14
The people fall where there is no counsel
	yet in the multitude of counsellors there is safety

11:15
He that is surety for a stranger will smart for it
	and he that hates suretship is sure

11:16
A gracious woman retains honor
	and strong men retain riches

11:17
The merciful man does good to his own soul
	yet he that is cruel troubles his own flesh

11:18
The wicked work a deceitful work
	yet to him that sows righteousness will be a sure reward

11:19
In the way that righteousness tends to life
	so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death

11:20
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to THAT I AM
	yet such that are upright in their way are ITS delight

11:21
Though hand join in hand the wicked will not be unpunished
	yet the seed of the righteous will be delivered

11:22
Like a jewel of gold in a swine's snout
	so is a fair woman who lacks discretion

11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good
	yet the expectation of the wicked is wrath

11:24
There is that scatters and yet increases
	and there is that withholds more than is meet yet it tends to poverty

11:25
The liberal soul will be made fat
	and he that waters will be watered also himself

11:26
He that withholds corn will be cursed by the people
	yet blessings will be upon the head of him that sells it

11:27
He that diligently seeks good procures favor
	yet mischief will come to one that seeks mischief

11:28
He that trusts in his riches will fall
	yet the righteous will flourish like a branch

11:29
He that troubles his own house will inherit the wind
	and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart

11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life
	and he that wins souls is wise

11:31
Behold! The righteous will be recompensed in the earth
	much more the wicked and the sinner

12:01
Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge
	yet he that hates reproof is a brutish man

12.02
A good man obtains the favor of THAT I AM
	yet a man of wicked devices IT will condemn

12:03
A man will not be established by wickedness
	yet the root of the righteous will not be moved

12:04
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband
	yet she that makes ashamed is like rottenness in his bones

12:05
The thoughts of the righteous are right
	yet the counsels of the wicked are deceit

12:06
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood
	yet the mouth of the upright will deliver them

12:07
The wicked are overthrown and are not
	yet the house of the righteous will stand

12:08
A man will be commended according to his wisdom
	yet he that is of a perverse heart will be despised

12:09
He that is despised yet has a servant
	is better than he that honors himself and lacks bread

12:10
A righteous man regards the life of his beast
	yet the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel

12:11
He that tills his land will be satisfied with bread
	yet he that follows vain persons is void of understanding

12:12
The wicked desires the net of evil men
	yet the root of the righteous yields products

12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips
	yet the just will come out of trouble

12:14
A man will be satisfied with good by the product of his mouth
	and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered unto him

12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes
	yet he that hearkens unto counsel is wise

12:16
A fool's wrath is presently known
	yet a prudent man covers shame

12:17
He that speaks truth shows righteousness
	yet a false witness shows deceit

12:18
There is that speaks like the piercings of a sword
	yet the tongue of the wise brings healing

12:19
The lip of truth will be established forever
	yet a lying tongue is for a moment

12:20
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil
	yet to the counsellors of peace is joy

12:21
There will no evil happen to the just
	yet the wicked will be filled with mischief

12:22
Lying lips are abomination to THAT I AM
	yet they that deal truly are ITS delight

12:23
A prudent man conceals knowledge
	yet the heart of fools proclaims foolishness

12:24
The hand of the diligent will bear rule
	yet the slothful will be under tribute

12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop
	yet a good word makes it glad

12:26
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor
	yet the way of the wicked seduces them

12:27
The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting
	yet the substance of a diligent man is precious wealth

12:28
In the way of righteousness is life
	and in the pathway thereof there is no death

13:01
A wise son hears his father's instruction
	yet a scorner hears not rebuke

13:02
A mam will eat good by the product of his mouth
	yet the soul of the transgressors will eat violence

13:03
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life
	yet he that opens wide his lips will have destruction

13:04
The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing
	yet the soul of the diligent will be made fat

13:05
A righteous man hates lying
	yet a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame

13:06
Righteousness keeps him that is upright in the way
	yet wickedness overthrows the sinner

13:07
There is that makes himself rich yet has nothing
	there is that makes himself poor yet has great riches

13:08
The ransom of a man's life are his riches
	yet the poor hears no rebuke

13:09
The light of the righteous rejoices
	yet the lamp of the wicked will be put out

13:10
Only by pride comes contention
	yet with the well advised is wisdom

13:11
Wealth gained by vanity will diminish
	yet he that gathers by labor will increase

13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick
	yet when desire comes it is a tree of life

13:13
Whoso despises the word will be destroyed
	yet he that fears the commandment will be rewarded

13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life
	to depart from the snares of death

13:15
Good understanding wins favor
	yet the way of transgressors is hard

13:16
Every prudent man deals with knowledge
	yet a fool lays open his folly

13:17
A wicked messenger falls into mischief
	yet a faithful delegate is health

13:18
Poverty and shame will be to him that refuses instruction
	yet he that regards reproof will be honored

13:19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul
	yet it is abomination to fools to depart from evil

13:20
He that walks with wise men will be wise
	yet the companion of fools will be destroyed

13:21
Evil pursues sinners
	yet to the righteous good will be repaid

13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children
	and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just

13:23
Much food is in the tillage of the poor
	yet there is that is destroyed for lack of judgement

13:24
He that spares his rod hates his son
	yet he that loves him chastens him betimes

13:25
The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul
	yet the belly of the wicked will want

14:01
Every wise woman builds her house
	yet the foolish plucks it down with her hands

14:02
He that walks in his uprightness fears THAT I AM
	yet he that is perverse in his ways despises IT

14:03
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride
	yet the lips of the wise will preserve them

14:04
The crib is clean when there are no oxen
	yet much increase is by the strength of the ox

14:05
A faithful witness will not lie
	yet a false witness will utter lies

14:06
A scorner seeks wisdom and finds it not
	yet knowledge is easy to him that understands

14:07
Go from the presence of a foolish man
	when you perceive he does not have the lips of knowledge

14:08
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way
	yet the folly of fools is deceit

14:09
Fools make a mock at sin
	yet among the righteous there is favor

14:10
The heart knows its own bitterness
	and a stranger does not intermeddle in its joy

14:11
The house of the wicked will be overthrown
	yet the tabernacle of the upright will flourish

14:12
There is a way which seems right unto a man
	yet the end thereof are the ways of death

14:14
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful
	and the end of mirth is heaviness

14:15
The simple believes every word
	yet the prudent man looks well to his going

14:16
A wise man fears and departs from evil
	yet the fool rages and is confident

14:17
He that is soon angry deals foolishly
	and a man of wicked devices is hated

14:18
The simple inherit folly
	yet the prudent are crowned with knowledge

14:19
The evil bow before the good
	and the wicked at the gates of the righteous

14:20
The poor is hated even of his own neighbor
	yet the rich has many friends

14:21
He that despises his neighbor sins
	yet he that has mercy on the poor is content

14:22
Do they not err that devise evil?
	yet mercy and truth will be to those who devise good

14:23
In all labor there is profit
	yet the talk of the lips tends only to penury

14:24
The crown of the wise is their riches
	yet the foolishness of fools is folly

14:25
A true witness delivers souls
	yet a deceitful witness speaks lies

14:26
In the fear of THAT I AM is strong confidence
	and ITS children will have a refuge

14:27
The fear of THAT I AM is a fountain of life
	to depart from the snares of death

14:28
In the multitude of people is the king's honor
	yet in the want of people is the destruction of the prince

14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding
	yet he that is hasty of spirit exalts folly

14:30
A sound heart is the life of the flesh
	yet envy the rottenness of the bones

14:31
He that oppresses the poor reproaches THAT I AM
	yet he that honors IT has mercy on the poor

14:32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness
	yet the righteous has hope in his death

14:33
Wisdom rests in the heart of him that has understanding
	yet that which is in the midst of fools is made known

14:34
Righteousness exalts a nation
	yet sin is a reproach to any people

14:35
The king's favor is toward a wise servant
	yet his wrath is against him that causes shame

15:01
A soft answer turns away wrath
	yet grevious words stir up anger

15:02
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright
	yet the mouth of fools pours out foolishness

15:03
The eyes of THAT I AM are in every place
	beholding the evil and the good

15:04
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life
	yet perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit

15:05
A fool despises his father's instruction
	yet he that regards reproof is prudent

15:06
In the house of the righteous is much treasure
	yet in the revenues of the wicked is trouble

15:07
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge
	yet the heart of the foolish does not so

15:08
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to THAT I AM
	yet the prayer of the upright is ITS delight

15:09
The way of the wicked is an abomination to THAT I AM
	yet IT loves him that follows after righteousness

15:10
Correction is grevious to him that forsakes the way
	and he that hates reproof will die

15:11
Hell and destruction are before THAT I AM
	how much more then the children of men?

15:12
A scorner does not love one that reproves him
	neither will he go to the wise

15:13
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance
	yet by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken

15:14
The heart of him that has understanding seeks knowledge
	yet the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness

15:15
All the days of the afflicted are evil
	yet he that is of a merry heart has a continual feast

15:16
Better is little with fear of THAT I AM
	than great treasure and trouble therewith

15:17
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
	than a stalled ox and hatred with it

15:18
A wrathful man stirs up strife
	yet he that is slow to anger appeases strife

15:19
The way of the slothful man is like a hedge of thorns
	yet the way of the righteous is made plain

15:20
A wise son makes a glad father
	yet a foolish man despises his mother

15:21
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom
	yet a man of understanding walks uprightly

15:22
Without counsel purposes are disappointed
	yet in the multitude of counsellors they are established

15:23
A man has joy by the answer of his mouth
	and a word spoken in due season - how good is it!

15:24
The way of life is above to the wise
	that he may depart from hell beneath

15:25
THAT I AM will destroy the house of the proud
	yet IT will establish the border of the widow

15:26
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to THAT I AM
	yet the words of the pure are pleasant words

15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house
	yet he that hates gifts will live

15:28
The heart of the righteous studies to answer
	yet the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things

15:29
THAT I AM is far from the wicked
	yet IT hears the prayer of the righteous

15:30
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart
	and a good report makes the bones fat

15:31
The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise

15:32
He that refuses instruction despises his own soul
	yet he that hears reproof gets understanding

15:33
The fear of THAT I AM is the instruction of wisdom
	and before honor is humility

16:01
The preparations oft he heart in man and the answer from the tongue
	is from THAT I AM

16:02
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes
	yet THAT I AM weighs the spirits

16:03
Commit your works to THAT I AM
	and your thoughts will be established

16:04
THAT I AM has made all things for ITSELF
	yea - even the wicked for an evil day

16:05
Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to THAT I AM
	though hand join in hand he will not be unpunished

16:06
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged
	and by fear of THAT I AM men depart from evil

16:07
When a man's ways please THAT I AM
	IT makes even his enemies to be at peace with him

16:08
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right

16:09
A man's heart devises his way
	yet THAT I AM directs his steps

16:10
The authority on the lips of the king is imaginary
	yet no one dares judge him to be in error

16:11
A just weight and balance are through THAT I AM
	all the weights in the bag are ITS work

16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness
	for the thrown is established by righteousness

16;13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings
	and they love him that speaks right

16:14
The wrath of a king is like messengers of death
	yet a wise man will pacify it

16:15
In the light of the king's countenance is life
	and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain

16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
	and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil
	he that keeps his way preserves his soul

16:18
Pride goes before destruction
	and a haughty spirit before a fall

16:19
Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly
	than to divide the spoil with the proud

16:20
He that handles a matter wisely will find good
	and whoso trusts in THAT I AM is content

16:21
The wise in heart will be called prudent
	and the sweetness of the lips increases learning

16:22
Understanding is a wellspring of life to him that has it
	yet the instruction of fools is folly

16:23
The heart of the wise teaches his mouth and adds learning to his lips

16:24
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb
	sweet to the soul and health to the bones

16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man
	yet the end thereof are the ways of death

16:26
He that labors does so for himself
	for his mouth craves it of him

16:27
An unprincipled man digs up evil
	and in his lips there is what is like a raging fire

16:28
A froward man sows strife and a whisperer separates chief friends

16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him into the way that is not good

16:30
He shuts his eyes to devise froward things
	he causes evil with his lips

16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory
	if it be found in the way of righteousness

16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty
	and he that rules his spirit is better than he who takes a city

16:33
The lot is cast into the lap
	yet every decision made thereby is from THAT I AM

17:01
Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith
	than a house full of feasting with strife

17:02
A wise servant will rule over a son that causes shame
	and will have a part of the inheritance with the brothers

17:03
The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold
	yet THAT I AM tries the hearts

17:04
A wicked doer gives heed to false lips
	and a liar gives ear to a naughty tongue

17:05
Whoso mocks the poor reproaches THAT I AM
	and he that is glad at calamities will not go unpunished

17:06
Children's children are the crown of old men
	and the glory of children is their fathers

17:07
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool
	much less are lying lips befitting of a prince

17:08
A gift is like a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it
	whatever it is used for is always expected to be a success

17:09
He that covers a transgression seeks love
	yet he that repeats a matter separates close friends

17:10
A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool

17:11
An evil man seeks only rebellion
	therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him

17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man
	rather than a fool in his folly

17:13
Whoso rewards evil for good
	evil will not depart from his house

17:14
The beginning of strife is like when one lets out water
	therefore leave off contention before getting involved with it

17:15
He that justifies the wicked and he that condemns the just
	both are abomination to THAT I AM

17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom
	seeing he has no heart to it?

17:17
A friend loves at all times
	and a brother is born for adversity

17:18
A man void of understanding strikes hands
	and becomes surety for his friend

17:19
He loves transgression that loves strife
	and he that exalts his gate seeks destruction

17:20
He that has a froward heart finds no good
	and he that has a perverse tongue falls into mischief

17:21
He that begets a fool does it to his own sorrow
	and the father of a fool has no joy

17:22
A merry heart does good like a medicine
	yet a broken spirit dries the bones

17:23
A wicked man produces a gift from his bosom to pervert the ways of justice

17:24
Wisdom is before him that has understanding
	yet the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth

17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father
	and bitterness to her who bore him

17:26
Also to punish the just is not good
	nor to strike princes for equity

17:27
He that has knowledge spares his words
	and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit

17:28
Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace
	and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding

18:01
After separating himself
	a man seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom through desire

18:02
A fool has no delight in understanding
	yet that his heart may discover itself

18:03
When the wicked comes contempt also comes
	and with infamy comes also reproach

18:04
The words of a man's heart are like deep waters
	and the wellspring of wisdom is like a flowing brook

18:05
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked
	if it is to overthrow the righteous in judgement

18:06
A fool's lips enter into destruction
	and his lips are the snare of his soul

18:07
A fool's mouth is his destruction
	and his lips are a snare to his soul

18:08
The words of a talebearer are like wounds
	and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly

18:09
He that is slothful in his work
	is also brother to one who is a great waster

18:10
The name of THAT I AM is a strong tower
	the righteous runs into it and is safe

18:11
The rich man's wealth is his strong city
	and like a high wall in his own conceit

18:12
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty
	and before honor is humility

18:13
He that answers a matter before he hears it
	it is folly and shame unto him

18:14
The spirit of man will sustain his infirmity
	yet who can bear a wounded spirit?

18:15
The heart of the prudent gets knowledge
	and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge

18:16
A man's gift makes room for him
	and brings him before great men

18:17
He that is first in his own cause seems just
	yet his neighbor comes and searches him

18:18
The lot causes contentions to cease
	and decides between strong contenders

18:19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city
	and their contentions are like the bars of a castle

18:20
A man's belly will be satisfied with the product of his mouth
	and with the increase of his lips he will be satisfied

18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue
	and they that love it will eat its product

18:22
Whoso finds a wife finds a good thing
	and obtains the favor of THAT I AM

18:23
The poor use entreaties
	yet the rich answer roughly

18:24
A man that has friends must show himself friendly
	and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother

19:01
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity
	than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool

19:02
That the soul be without knowledge is not good
	and he that hastens with his feet is a sinner

19:03
The foolishness of man perverts his way
	and his heart frets against THAT I AM 

19:04
Wealth makes many friends
	yet the poor is separated from his neighbor

19:05
A false witness will not be unpunished
	and he that speaks lies will not escape

19:06
Many will intreat the favor of the prince
	and every man is a friend to him that gives gifts

19:07
All the brethren of the poor do hate him
	how much more do his friends go far from him?
	he pursues them with words
	yet words are wanting to him

19:08
He that gets wisdom loves his own soul
	he that keeps understanding will find good

19:09
A false witness will not be unpunished
	and he that speaks lies will not escape

19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool
	much less for a servant to rule over princes

19:11
The discretion of a man defers his anger
	and it is his glory to look over a transgression

19:12
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion
	yet his favor is like dew upon a lawn

19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father
	and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping

19:14
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers
	and a prudent wife is from THAT I AM

19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep
	and an idle soul will suffer hunger

19:16
He that keeps the commandment keeps his soul
	yet he that despises his ways will die

19:17
He that has pity on the poor lends to THAT I AM
	and IT will pay him again what he has given

19:18
Chasten your son while there is hope
	and let not your soul spare for his crying

19:19
A man of great wrath will suffer punishment
	for if you deliver him you must do it again

19:20
Hear counsel and receive instruction
	that you may be wise in your latter end

19:21
There are many devices in a man's heart
	nevertheless the counsel pf THAT I AM will stand

19:22
The desire of a man is his kindness
	and a poor man is better than a liar

19:23
The fear of THAT I AM tends to life
	and he that has it will abide satisfied and will not be visited by evil

19:24
A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom
	and will not even bring it to his mouth again

19:25
Smite a scorner and the simple will beware
	and reprove one that has understanding so he will understand knowledge

19:26
He that wastes his father and chases away his mother
	is a son that causes shame and brings reproach

19:27
Cease to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge

19:28
An unprincipled witness scorns judgement
	and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity

19:29
Judgements are prepared for scorners
	and stripes for the backs of fools

20:01
Wine is a mocker and strong drink is raging
	whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise

20:02
The fear of a king is like the roaring of a lion
	whoso provokes a king's anger sins against his own soul

20:03
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife
	yet every fool will be meddling

20:04
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold
	in harvest time therefore he will have nothing and must beg

20:05
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water
	yet a man of understanding will draw it out

20:06
Most men will proclaim his own goodness
	yet a faithful man who can find?

20:07
The just man walks in his integrity
	his children are blesses after him

20:08
A king that sits in the thrown of judgement scatters away all evil with his eyes

20:09
Who can say 'I have made my heart clean
	I am pure of my sin'?

Diverse weights and diverse measures
	both of them are abominations to THAT I AM

20:11
Even a child is known by his doings
	whether his work be pure and whether it be right

20:12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye
	THAT I AM has made them both

20:13
Love not sleep lest you come to poverty
	open your eyes and you will be satisfied with bread

20:14
'It is naught' says the buyer 'naught!'
	yet he boasts of his purchase when he has left the vendor

20:15
There is gold and a multitude of rubies
	yet the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel

20:16
Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger
	and take a pledge of one who is surety for a strange woman

20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man
	yet afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel

20:18
Every purpose is established by counsel
	require good advice when making war

20:19
He that goes about like a talebearer reveals secrets
	therefore meddle not with him that flatters with his lips

20:20
Whoso curses his father or his mother
	his lamp will be put out in utter darkness

20:21
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning
	yet its end thereof will not be blessed

20:22
Say not thou 'I will recompense evil'
	yet wait on THAT I AM and it will save you

20:23
Diverse weights are an abomination to THAT I AM
	and a false balance is not good

20:24
Man's goings are of THAT I AM
	how then can a man understand his own way?

20:25
It is a snare to the man who devours that which is holy
	and to only enquire after making vows

20:26
A wise king scatters the wicked
	and brings the wheel over them

20:27
The spirit of man is the candle of THAT I AM
	searching all the inward parts of the belly

20:28
Mercy and truth preserve the king
	and his throne is upheld by mercy

20:29
The glory of young men is their strength
	and the beauty of gold men is their grey hair

20:30
The blueness of the wound cleanses away evil
	so do stripes the inward parts of the belly

21:01
The king's heart is in the hand of THAT I AM like the rivers of water
	IT turns it withersoever IT will

21:02
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes
	yet THAT I AM ponders the hearts

21:03
To do justice and judgement is more acceptable to THAT I AM than sacrifice

21:04
A high look and a proud heart
	and the plowing of the wicked are sin

21:05
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness
	yet the thoughts of everyone that is hasty tend to want

21:06
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
	is a vanity tossed to and fro by those who seek death

21:07
The robbery of the wicked will destroy them because they refuse to do judgement

21:08
The way of a man is froward and strange
	yet the work of the pure is right

21:09
It is better to dwell in the corner of a housetop
	than with a brawling woman in a wide house

21:10
The soul of the wicked desires evil
	his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes

21:11
When the scorner is punished the simple is made wise
	and when the wise is instructed he receives knowledge

21:12
The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked
	yet THAT I AM overthrows the wicked for their wickedness

21:13
Whoso stops his ears at the cry of the poor
	he also will cry himself yet will not be heard

21:14
A gift in secret pacifies anger
	and a reward in the bosom pacifies strong wrath

21:15
It is joy to the just to do judgement
	yet destruction will be to the workers of iniquity

21:16
The mam that wanders out of the way of understanding
	will remain in the congregation of the dead.

21:17
He that loves pleasure will be a poor man
	he that loves wine and oil will not be rich

21:18
The wicked will be a ransom for the righteous
	and the transgressor for the upright

21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness
	than with a contentious and angry woman

21:20
There is oil and treasures to be desired in the dwelling of the wise
	yet a foolish man is a squanderer

21:21
He that follows after righteousness and mercy finds life and righteousness and honor

21:22
A wise man scales the city of the mighty
	and casts down the strength of the confidence thereof

21:23
Whoso keeps his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles

21:24
Proud and haughty scorner is his name
	who deals in proud wrath

21:25
The desire of the slothful kills him
	for his hands refuse to labor

21:26
One covets greedily all the day long
	yet the righteous gives and spares not

21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination
	how much more when he brings it with a wicked mind?

21:28
A false witness will perish
	yet the man that hears speaks consistently

21:29
A wicked man hardens his face
	yet the upright looks well to his going

21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel
	able to prevail against THAT I AM

21:31
The horse is prepared for the day of battle
	yet safety is from THAT I AM

22:01
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches
	and loving favor rather than silver or gold

22:02
The rich and poor meet together	THAT I AM is the maker of them both

22:03
The prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself
	yet the simple continue on and are punished

22:04
By humility and the fear of THAT I AM are riches and honor and life

22:05
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward
	he that does keep his soul will be far from them

22:06
Train up a child in the way he should go
	and when he is old he will not depart from it

22:07
The rich rules over the poor and the borrower is the slave of the lender

22:08
He that sows iniquity will reap vanity
	and the rod of his anger will fail

22:09
He that has a bountiful eye will be blessed
	because he gives to the poor from his bread

22:10
Cast out the scorner and contention will go out
	yea strife and reproach will cease 

22:11
He that loves pureness of heart will be a friend to the king
	because of the grace of his lips

22:12
The eyes of THAT I AM preserve knowledge
	and IT overthrows the words of the transgressor

22:13
The slothful man says 'There is a lion outside
	if I go into the street it will slay me!'

22:14
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit
	he that is abhorred by THAT I AM will fall into it

22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart pf a child
	yet the rod of correction will drive it far from him

22:16
He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches and he that gives to the rich
	will both surely come to want

Editor's Notes

1. About The Perfect Wisdom of THAT I AM These chapters and verses were selected for their relevance, accuracy, coherence, and thoroughness. Relevance, because the topic is instruction in morality. Accuracy, because every word is verifiably true. Coherence, because the writing style is strictly informative and does not deviate throughout the continuity. Thoroughness, because the broadness of scope of the information is sufficient to all applications. I postulate the above rendered section of scripture is effective at summarizing the main theme of the Bible and is sufficient to clarify its message. The rest of the Bible is disqualified for reasons such as rhetorical confusion (popular in the Greek), digression into historical narratives (like in Kings/Chronicles), culturally contextual instruction that is not addressed to all audiences (as in Deuteronomy), or cryptic, uninterpretability (Genesis, Revelation). Proverbs chapter 8, for example, despite obviously exceptional merit, is disincluded because of its personification of wisdom as a character as if in a drama. While it is romantic in a literary fashion to play with dolls in this way, it is neither factual nor informative to do so, thus the disqualification of Proverbs 8. That is not to say the rest of the Bible is invalid, but to suggest that a proper study of its texts is conducted with the understanding that these Proverbs are the key to the understanding of all things, including the rest of the scripture. Therefore the contribution I should hope to be making is the promotion of Proverbs 10 through 22:16 above all other sections of the book, to the effect that the meaning of all the scriptures is discerned according to the knowledge of THAT I AM so effectively communicated here. In The Perfect Wisdom of THAT I AM is compositional sinlessness -- indispensible to a document dedicated to the criticism of sin, such as the Bible.
2. What is THAT I AM? On planet Earth, beings made of flesh are called 'conscious beings' because they have the capacity to experience their lives. This capacity enables them to experience pleasure and pain. Therefore, it becomes necessary to implement a code of behavior for the conscious beings sharing a world together in order that they cooperate so that needless suffering may be prevented. One popular set of laws is from the Bible, and it is based on the idea of That I Am. THAT I AM is a term that is used to refer to every conscious being simultaneously, for the purposes of decision making. The goal of invoking THAT I AM is to focus on what matters: the experience of the conscious beings. With consciousness as our base unit for rationalization, we are able to most effectively minimize and eliminate suffering. To clarify further, Proverbs chapter 8 describes "The fear of THAT I AM" as "the hatred of evil." Because evil is defined as whatever is detrimental to a conscious being, we can hopefully understand THAT I AM as the element of consciousness. Exodus 3 introduces THAT I AM in Hebrew as "YA ASHER ECKLON ASHER" and is not to be pronounced. This combination of four letters is known as the tetragrammaton and is traditionally translated as "I am THAT I AM," which I interpret as "My name is THAT I AM." That simplifies the tetragrammaton to THAT I AM. In describing the name of THAT I AM it is necessary to define "ECKLON"/"THAT" as well as "ASHER/I AM". We can understand what is "ASHER/I AM" as the most basic affirmation of life, to be able to say, for example, "I exist." Therefore, "ASHER/I AM" is a reference to consciousness and might be used for an individual instance of consciousness. "ECKLON/THAT" gives broadness of scope to "ASHER/I AM," so as to refer to the greatness of all consciousnesses. That is to say, consciousness as an element. Totality of all conscious beings, or consciousness in a generic sense may be represented by "THAT I AM". The Bible recurringly describes THAT I AM as the "spirit of all the living" and I assert this saying is deeply rooted in the true interpretation of the tetragrammaton, with ECKLON as "all" and ASHER as "the living." The law is not the only function of THAT I AM, yet it is the origin of the popularity of the idea. To carefully measure the effect of any action or system upon all the living beings whose experience of life is changed by that action is also useful in the pursuit of technical and intellectual progress. The careful and successful employment of any material or sociological invention is enhanced by the respect of THAT I AM.
3. The Prayer of THAT I AM Fortunate is the man who does not proceed in wickedness nor permits unnecessary sins to linger, nor allows his arrogance to abide. He values what THAT I AM reveals to him, and reflects on it continually. He is PATIENT, OBSERVANT, FOREBEARING, and UNFAILING. In all that he does, he prospers. Not so the wicked, whose methods are temporary and unreliable. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement, for it is clear they will be overthrown; and sinners will not approach the company of the righteous, because the path of the righteous is the path of the least sin. It is suggested that a prayer of this type be repeated up to fifty times per day in order to get the most benefit from its recitation. Doing this many repetitions of the prayer should have the effect that you are able to apply the wisdom of the prayer to many of the circumstances you encounter throughout the course of such a practice. When this is accomplished, the qualities of THAT I AM as described in the prayer are brought to rememberance more often. Therefore the prayerful person going about their day is more likely to recognize the expression of THAT I AM when it is encountered in their life. It is also a productive practice to recite the following after each repetition: THAT I AM is capital (as in, there is true and accepted value to THAT I AM) THAT I AM is capital (THAT I AM is a social element we share and trade) THAT I AM is capital (THAT I AM can be amassed into a wealth) Watchfulness is from THAT I AM (Sobriety is from THAT I AM) Watchfulness is from THAT I AM (Careful attention is from THAT I AM) Watchfulness is from THAT I AM (THAT I AM is consciousness) Prostration is recommendable for the last part: THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is above all things) THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is the highest authority) THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is better than your personal desires) THAT I AM is most high (The mercy of THAT I AM is preferred by all) THAT I AM is most high (Whatsoever you do is done best dedicated to THAT I AM) THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is more important than religion or prayer) THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is greater than earth and being human) THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is all-mighty and compulsory ALGEBRA/TRUTH) THAT I AM is most high (Nothing will avail you against THAT I AM) If it is the will of THAT I AM you will find my interpretations lacking and THAT I AM will reveal your own to you, if you only take care to recite prayerfully. This many repetitions may seem redundant, futile, or vain. On the other hand, by marinating your mind in the truth of THAT I AM you should achieve effects that are best learned about through experience. "Don't knock it until you try it!"
4. Vegetables Animal cruelty is a metaphor for the disrespect of humans. Whosoever is unkind to an animal is likely to be unkind in similar fashion to a human, and the ultimate end of this evil is the degredation and dehumanization of people. Vegetables are important as substitutes for animal products - this enables us to be gracious hosts to our animal subordinates, and equips the future with a precedent to inherit that is not counter-productive to all living beings and civilization itself. Eat only vegetables (I'M NOT A DOCTOR, CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE YOU DRAMATICALLY ALTER YOUR DIET) and ... ...save a farmer, ...save an animal, ...save yourself, ...save the world! You save a farmer when you relieve them of the burden of providing living accomodations to animals, which are below the dignity of the farmer and any human being to maintain. You save an animal when they are not fenced in, enslaved, or slaughtered in order to force their labor from them. You save yourself because the vegetable nutrition is cleaner to prepare and digest, and a standard of human behavior that is respectful of all life also enhances interactions between humans. You save the world when the global consciousness is promoted to a greater understanding of the condition of life while the suffering of people and animals is significantly reduced simultaneously. This idea is the best thing that has ever existed as far as anyone has ever documented. There has never been such an initiative to counter needless cruelty and disgust. When actions are taken based on this discipline of respect for the life in living beings, the ultimate morality is achieved!
5. Inferiority of the Vow One who refrains from making vows does well. There is more than one reason: First off, when you make a vow, you make an arrogant claim: that you have the power to fulfill your vow. This is a thing which you can not guarantee. Experience should reveal this to you. Second of all, your vow will arouse the jealousy of THAT I AM, because to make a vow is to violate the first and third commandments. It is idolotry to make or uphold a vow, and THAT I AM will not protect one who vows. Thirdly, Satan will evaluate your vow for its potential to introduce evil into the world. If evil will be introduced into the world more efficiently with the fulfillment of your vow, Satan will support you in fulfilling your vow. If evil will be introduced into the world more efficiently with your failure to uphold the vow, then Satan will oppose you in your fulfilling of the vow. We can therefore see that a vow is not property of THAT I AM for goodness but is propriety of Satan towards the purposes of evil. It is impossible that good can come from a vow, and it is safe to assume that when a vow makes itself manifest that mischief is at work!
6. Satan Satan is Hebrew for 'adversary' and is a supernatural being of elemental adversity. Satan is a force of elemental evil as the adversary of all good, and its powers are limited only by the requirement there be an end balance that is gainful toward evil on all transactions. Satan's characteristic qualities are those of: speed - the wrecklessness and danger of speed is a wickedness of materialistic obsession with disregard for the effect on other living beings and one's own self. abomination - when constituent elements of a whole system are mismatched and misappropriated, the result is abomination. Abomination is imbalance and produces disfunction. deception - Deception is dishonesty and includes every type of cheating, scam artistry, lie, and subterfuge magic - the violation of any of the laws of physics governing material on magic: -> a psychic power is a magic closely associated with Satanic activity. It involves involuntary thoughts, or when you believe you are thinking a thing but are not actually the author of the thoughts. Satan censors and controls all psychic transmissions. (example: Evil thoughts during prayer are commonly complained about in Christianity. Unrelated yet more common is a desire disguised as one's own, but is not from one's self. All desire should by default be suspect of being Satanic, and the only way to be sure that I know of is to verify the goodness of the desire logically.) -> synchronicity is the magical manipulation of physical phenomenon to disturb and violate the mundanity. (example: Confederate soldier N. B. Forrest, who preferred working independent of other commanders, suffered the loss of his artillery officer whose name happened to be "Freeman." Synchronistically, Forrest is thereafter shortly summoned to work in cooperation with many other commanders in the famous battle of Chickamauga.) -> the two powers above are linked to form a psychic-synchronicity which includes psychic phenomenon timed to correspond with synchronistic activity (example: When the Israelites desired quail during the exodus, their mental desire corresponded with a sarcastically miraculous quantity of cursed quails.). The ultimate nature of Satan is to oppose the interests of all living beings, or the will of THAT I AM (the spirit of consciousness). The effect of Satan's success is illness and injury, including poverty and torture.
7. Capital Contemporary knowledge states that money is exchanged for goods and services. This is a flawed concept because all goods are only rendered by services, as there is no good that is not produced by a labor. This collapses goods into services and defines capital as payment for services. A more proper definition of capital is therefore like this: Money is the compensation for the laborer. That the worker has not gone unrewarded, and their effort has not been ignored while the product of it is made useful -- this is the goal of the capital. It should be possible then to theorize that capital could be backed by labor. The means of this practice is to print money directly to the laborer. The result of this practice is that the laborer is paid without the beneficiary of their labor having to compensate them out of their pitiful lack of resources. This is a valuable idea for supporting the laborless -- those who can not work and have no money to pay with. They could thus acquire their necessary essentials without elaborate schemes such as charities and welfares. A drawback to this idea is that essential labor must be defined as well as thoroughly beaurocratized. However, essental laborers still enjoy the liberty of spending as they desire, including spending on non-essential businesses. In this way the free market is still preserved, and is moreover enhanced by the fact that it is now unburdened by the need to be responsive to necessity. It should be possible to say this theory of capital enables those who are underpriviledged and broadens the expression of those who are rewarded for doing what needs to be done. All good is from THAT I AM.
8. Everlasting to Everlasting What happened that caused our world to exist, and what is going to happen that is going to cause it to cease? What is your interpretion of Genesis, or do you believe in the Big Bang? How does Armageddon transpire, and how can you expect things to be thereafter? These questions are vanity and need not be. The concern of the Bible is morality, and our concern with our lives is morality. To assert that one knows what one has not verified is dishonest, and the righteous have no part with dishonesty. None of us were present at the beginning of the world, nor has anyone been to the end of the world and returned. So it's a matter of discipline to avoid this trap of arrogance. A method I have found effective is expressed by a Biblical phrase in Psalms: "from Everlasting to Everlasting" The implication of this phrase is that there is no beginning and no end to existence and the world. While that idea is not provable either, to consider the possibility of an arrangement like it dispels the gravity of the creation and end-times debates. If it is possible there was no creation and will be no Armageddon, then all discussion of such topics have a humble yet viable competitor. In challenging the conventional belief system of poorly founded presumption, we liberate our attention so that we may focus on what can actually be practically approached, and pertains to us: the integrity of our conduct. Who can tell you where life came from, or what its end will be? Who would you believe and why? What tangible effect will your belief have on your life and those around you? What is the safest course of action when you are presented with questions that you can not personally have the answer to? Should heresay or a rumor frame your existence? If you feel like these questions are important, is it right to accept conjecture or theory as satifactory answers? If scripture is reliable, how well can theories of interpretations be validated, and does THAT I AM actually forbid us to know the answers to these types of questions? If so, are those who claim to know in danger? Do they endanger those they teach? It is a warning and a mercy to invite you to consider these things. No one can go wrong with a healthy and realistic orientation towards goodness and upright conduct. Whatsoever is beyond that is candidate for suspicion, and a distraction to those who believe. Temptation and pride are adverse to prudence and caution. THAT I AM charges us with real duties, and to be rigorous in honesty is one of them. That means admiting when you can not possibly know a thing, and making the effort to discern the authoritative from the sensational.

Special note: an apology to cats

planet earth is a truly perilous place for a little creature like a cat cats found a place of refuge from predators, however, in human settlements where they have been accomodated as mascots and appreciated for their sophisticated affection so cats lived among humans for hundreds or thousands of years as their relationship was agreeable to both parties one dark day in the twentieth century all of this changed and the cat which dwelt trustingly beside humans became victim of a new impersonal and lethal violence: the automobile as the urban environment is composed of streets paved upon the surface of the earth in a grid-shaped pattern, our beloved cat was left with no refuge and no place of security since the cat has committed no sin against the human, this is injustice in plain view... therefore may THAT I AM Most High And Exalted punish humanity with dishonor until their insensitivity become recognised as their adversary until the cat is remembered by the humans and respected as one ought to respect their faithful friends and family members, humanity cannot in any way be considered trustworthy or responsible visit also: cat protection society[http://thecatprotectionsociety.org/index.html] natcat.org[http://natcat.org] every apology to cats and peace upon their holy existence
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