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An undisciplined king will ruin his people, but a city will grow through the understanding of its rulers.
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The government of the earth is in the hands of the Lord, and over it he will raise up the right man for the time.
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The success of a man is in the hands of the Lord, and he confers his honor upon the person of the scribe.
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Do not be angry with your neighbor for any injury, and do not attempt anything by acts of insolence.
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Arrogance is hateful before the Lord and before men, and injustice is outrageous to both.
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Sovereignty passes from nation to nation on account of injustice and insolence and wealth.
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How can he who is dust and ashes be proud? for even in life his bowels decay.
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A long illness baffles the physician; the king of today will die tomorrow.
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For when a man is dead, he will inherit creeping things, and wild beasts, and worms.
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The beginning of man's pride is to depart from the Lord; his heart has forsaken his Maker.
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For the beginning of pride is sin, and the man who clings to it pours out abominations. Therefore the Lord brought upon them extraordinary afflictions, and destroyed them utterly.