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1 Chronicles 1 / Basic English

1. Adam, Seth, Enosh;
2. Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3. Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;
4. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5. The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.
6. And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Diphath and Togarmah.
7. And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.
8. The sons of Ham: Cush and Egypt, Put and Canaan.
9. And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabta and Raama and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
10. And Cush was the father of Nimrod: he was the first to be a great man in the earth.
11. And Egypt was the father of the Ludim and the Anamim and the Lehabim and the Naphtuhim
12. And the Pathrusim and the Casluhim and the Caphtorim (from whom came the Philistines).
13. And Canaan was the father of Zidon, his oldest son, and Heth,
14. And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,
15. And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite,
16. And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite.
17. The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram and Uz and Hul and Gether and Meshech.
18. And Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
19. And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days a division was made of the earth; and his brother's name was Joktan.
20. And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah
21. And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah
22. And Ebal and Abimael and Sheba
23. And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24. Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
25. Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26. Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27. Abram (that is Abraham).
28. The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
29. These are their generations: the oldest son of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam,
30. Mishma and Dumah, Massa, Hadad and Tema,
31. Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32. And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's servant-wife: she was the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
33. And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
34. And Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
35. The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel and Jeush and Jalam and Korah.
36. The sons of Eliphaz: Teman and Omar, Zephi and Gatam, Kenaz and Timna and Amalek.
37. The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.
38. And the sons of Seir: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan.
39. And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.
40. The sons of Shobal: Alian and Manahath and Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
41. The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran.
42. The sons of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
43. Now these are the kings who were ruling in the land of Edom, before there was any king over Israel: Bela, the son of Beor; his town was named Dinhabah.
44. At his death, Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, became king in his place.
45. At the death of Jobab, Husham, from the land of the Temanites, became king in his place.
46. And at the death of Husham, Hadad, the son of Bedad, who overcame Midian in the field of Moab, became king; his town was named Avith.
47. And at the death of Hadad, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place.
48. And at the death of Samlah, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river became king in his place,
49. And at the death of Shaul, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, became king in his place.
50. And at the death of Baal-hanan, Hadad became king in his place; his town was named Pai, and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
51. And Hadad came to his end. Now the chiefs of Edom were: the chief of Timna, the chief of Aliah, the chief of Jetheth,
52. The chief of Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon,
53. The chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mibzar,
54. The chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

Proverbs 11 / Basic English

1. Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
2. When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
3. The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.
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.
6. The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.
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.
18. The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
19. So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.
20. The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight
21. Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.
22. Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.
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.
25. He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.
26. He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.
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!