Fragment 1 (2)... with a fruitful man... (3) outside and chooses to build it, and he covers his wall with plaster, as well as... (4) it will fall off under the rain. Don’t take legal instruction from a deceitful person and don’t go, young man, with someone who is unsta[b]le. (5) For just as lead melts, so before a fire he will not stand. (6) Do not put a slackard in charge of an important task, for he will not carry out your charge. And don’t send (him) to pick (7) some[thing] up, for he will not pay attention to your specifications. Do not tr[ust] the complainer (8) to get provisions for your needs. Do not trust the man of cunning lips... (9) your Judge[m]ents. He will certainly speak deviously, not being zealous for Truth... (10) with the fruit of his lips... Do not put the man with a covetous eye in charge of Rich[es...] (11) And arrange what remains to suit yourself... your dead (?)... (12) and in the time of the harvest he will be found unworthy, quick to anger... (13) Kittim, because he will surely swallow them... A man... Fragment 2 (1) and will not do his work carefully. The man who judges before investigating is like someone who believes before ... (2) Do not give him authority over those pursuing Knowledge, for he will not understand their judgement, to justify the Righteous and condemn [the Wicked...] (3) he will also be robbed. Do not send the man of poor eyesight to look for the Upright, fo[r...] (4) Do not send the poor of hearing to seek judgement, for he will not carefully consider disputes between men. Like someone winnowing wind... [Like a...] (5) who doesn’t investigate, so is someone who speaks into any ear that doesn’t listen or who tries to talk to a drowsy man, who falls asleep with the spirit of... (6) Do not send the hard-hearted man to discern thoughts, because his heart’s Wisdom is defective, and he will not be able to control... (7) nor will he find the discernment of his hands. The clever man will profit from Understanding. A Knowing man will bring forth Wisdom... (8) An Upright man will be pleased with judgement... A man... A soldier will be zealous for...
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