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Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.
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Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest are faithful messengers to those who send them; they refresh the spirit of their masters.
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Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of a gift never given.
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With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break bones.
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If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, or else, having too much, you will vomit it.
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Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, otherwise the neighbor will become weary of you and hate you.
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Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is one who bears false witness against a neighbor.
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Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is trust in a faithless person in time of trouble.
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Like vinegar on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. Like a moth in clothing or a worm in wood, sorrow gnaws at the human heart.
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If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat; and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink;
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for you will heap coals of fire on their heads, and the Lord will reward you.