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[Verse 1]
A good name is better than great riches,
And favor is worth more than silver or gold.
Rich and poor stand together;
The Lord is Maker of them all.
[Verse 2]
The prudent see danger and take refuge,
But the simple keep going and pay the price.
Humility and fear of the Lord
Bring wealth, honor, and life.
[Verse 3]
Thorns and snares lie in the path of the crooked;
Those who guard their lives stay far from them.
Train a child in the way they should go,
And when they are old, they will not depart from it.
[Chorus]
Jesus, the Word eternal,
Light breaking through the night,
Full of grace and truth forever,
In You, we find our life.
Jesus, the Word eternal,
Creator of all things,
We worship You, our Savior,
Our King of everything!
[Verse 4]
The rich rule over the poor,
And the borrower is slave to the lender.
Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,
And the rod of their fury will fail.
[Verse 5]
The generous are blessed,
For they share their food with the poor.
Drive out the scoffer, and strife departs;
Quarrels and insults cease.
[Verse 6]
Those who love a pure heart and gracious speech
Will have the king as their friend.
The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge,
But He thwarts the words of the treacherous.
[Chorus]
Jesus, the Word eternal,
Light breaking through the night,
Full of grace and truth forever,
In You, we find our life.
Jesus, the Word eternal,
Creator of all things,
We worship You, our Savior,
Our King of everything!
[Verse 7]
The sluggard says, “A lion is outside;
I’ll be killed in the streets!”
The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;
Those under the Lord’s wrath fall into it.
[Verse 8]
Folly is bound to the heart of a child,
But the rod of discipline drives it far.
Oppressing the poor to gain wealth or favoring the rich—
Both lead to loss.
[Verse 9]
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge,
For it is pleasant to keep them within you,
And have them ready on your lips.
[Verse 10]
So that your trust may be in the Lord,
I teach you today, even you.
Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge,
To make you know the certainty of true words, to answer with truth to those who sent you?
[Bridge]
Christ, our Redeemer, pleads for the poor,
Defender of the weak forevermore.
Wisdom fulfilled in the Son of God’s name,
Yesterday, today, forever the same.
[Verse 11]
Do not rob the poor because they are poor,
Nor crush the afflicted at the gate,
For the Lord will plead their cause
And take the life of those who rob them.
[Verse 12]
Make no friend with an angry person,
Nor walk with one full of rage,
Lest you learn their ways
And entangle your life in a snare.
[Verse 13]
Do not be among those who pledge for others,
Or who guarantee another’s debts.
For if you lack the means to pay,
Your bed will be taken from under you.
[Verse 14]
Do not move an ancient boundary stone
Set by your ancestors.
See a person skilled in their work?
They will serve before kings, not obscure ones.
[Final Chorus]
Jesus, the Word eternal,
Light breaking through the night,
Full of grace and truth forever,
In You, we find our life.
Jesus, the Word eternal,
Creator of all things,
We worship You, our Savior,
Our King of everything!