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Listen to me, my child, and do not disregard me, and in the end you will appreciate my words. In everything you do be moderate, and no sickness will overtake you.
23
People bless the one who is liberal with food, and their testimony to his generosity is trustworthy.
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The city complains of the one who is stingy with food, and their testimony to his stinginess is accurate.
25
Do not try to prove your strength by wine-drinking, for wine has destroyed many.
26
As the furnace tests the work of the smith, so wine tests hearts when the insolent quarrel.
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