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When calamity befalls the proud, there is no healing, for an evil plant has taken root in him.
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The mind of the intelligent appreciates proverbs, and an attentive ear is the desire of the wise.
30
As water extinguishes a blazing fire, so almsgiving atones for sin.
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Those who repay favors give thought to the future; when they fall they will find support.
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