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A good reputation is better than much wealth; high esteem is better than silver and gold.
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The rich and the poor have this in common: the LORD made them both.
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Prudent people see trouble and hide, while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
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The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.
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Thorns and nets are in the path of the crooked; those who guard their lives keep their distance.
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Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won't depart from it.
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The wealthy rule over the poor; a borrower is a slave to a lender.
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Those who sow injustice will harvest evil; the rod of their fury will come to an end.
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Happy are generous people, because they give some of their food to the poor.
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Remove the mocker and conflict disappears; judgment and shame also stop.
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Those who love a pure heart— their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.