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All the officials and all the citizens will be like their ruler.
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An uneducated king will ruin his people, but a government will grow strong if its rulers are wise.
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The Lord sees to the government of the world and brings the right person to power at the right time.
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The success of that person is in the Lord's hands. The Lord is the source of the honor given to any official.
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Don't be angry with someone for every little thing he does wrong. Don't do anything out of injured pride.
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Arrogance and injustice are hated by both the Lord and people.
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Injustice, arrogance, and wealth cause nations to fall from power, and others then rise to take their place.
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We are only dust and ashes; what have we got to be proud of? Our body decays even while we are alive.
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A long illness puzzles the doctor. Even a king may be alive today and dead tomorrow.
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When a person dies, all he then possesses is worms, flies, and maggots.
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Pride has its beginning when a person abandons the Lord, his maker.