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The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
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Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord, but one who is devious in conduct despises him.
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The talk of fools is a rod for their backs, but the lips of the wise preserve them.
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Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
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A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
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A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for one who understands.
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Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not find words of knowledge.
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It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go, but the folly of fools misleads.
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Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy God's favor.
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The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.
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The house of the wicked is destroyed, but the tent of the upright flourishes.
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There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
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Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief.
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The perverse get what their ways deserve, and the good, what their deeds deserve.
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The simple believe everything, but the clever consider their steps.
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The wise are cautious and turn away from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.
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One who is quick-tempered acts foolishly, and the schemer is hated.
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The simple are adorned with folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.
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The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.