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Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
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Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.
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An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
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The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.
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Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
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The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
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Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah.
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Why [is] this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
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At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.
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A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.
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Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.