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Despise not a just man that is poor, and do not magnify a sinful man that is rich.
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The great man, and the judge, and the mighty is in honour: and there is none greater than he that feareth God.
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They that are free shall serve a servant that is wise: and a man that is prudent and well instructed will not murmur when he is reproved; and he that is ignorant, shall not be honoured.
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Extol not thyself in doing thy work, and linger not in the time of distress:
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Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself and wanteth bread.
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My son, keep thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to its desert.
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Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own soul?
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The poor man is glorified by his discipline and fear: and there is a man that is honoured for his wealth.
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But he that is glorified in poverty, how much more in wealth? and he that is glorified in wealth, let him fear poverty.