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A good name is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold.
2
The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord made them both.
3
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
4
The result of humility is fear of the Lord, along with wealth, honor, and life.
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There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked; the one who guards himself stays far from them.
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Teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
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The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave to the lender.
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The one who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
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A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
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Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too; then lawsuits and dishonor will cease.