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A ruler who
1lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
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If one is burdened with
2the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.
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3Whoever
4walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.
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5Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
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A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich
6will not go unpunished.
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To show
7partiality is not good, but for
8a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
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A
9stingy man
10hastens after wealth and does not know that
11poverty will come upon him.
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Whoever
12rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than
13he who flatters with his tongue.
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Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is
14a companion to a man who destroys.
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A greedy man
15stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will
16be enriched.
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Whoever
17trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.