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Trusting an unreliable person in a time of trouble is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.
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Singing songs to a troubled heart is like taking off clothing on a cold day, or like [pouring] vinegar on soda.
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If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
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for you will heap coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
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The north wind produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
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Better to live on the corner of a roof than in a house shared with a nagging wife.
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Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat.
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A righteous person who yields to the wicked is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
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It is not good to eat too much honey, or to seek glory after glory.
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A man who does not control his temper is like a city whose wall is broken down.