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If you are patient, you can win an official over to your side. And gentle words can break a bone.
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If you find honey, eat just enough. If you eat too much of it, you will throw up.
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Don't go to your neighbor's home very often. If he sees too much of you, he will hate you.
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A man who gives false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword or a sharp arrow.
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Trusting someone who is not faithful when trouble comes is like a bad tooth or a disabled foot.
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You may sing songs to a troubled heart. But that's like taking a coat away on a cold day. It's like pouring vinegar on baking soda.
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If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
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By doing those things, you will pile up burning coals on his head. And the LORD will reward you.
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The north wind brings rain. And a crafty tongue brings angry looks.
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It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.
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Hearing good news from a land far away is like drinking cold water when you are tired.