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My son, in thy good deeds, make no complaint, and when thou givest any thing, add not grief by an evil word.
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Shall not the dew assuage the heat? so also the good word is better than the gift.
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Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a justified man.
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A fool will upbraid bitterly: and a gift of one ill taught consumeth the eyes.
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Before judgment prepare thee justice, and learn before thou speak.
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Before sickness take a medicine, and before judgment examine thyself, and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of God.
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Humble thyself before thou art sick, and in the time of sickness shew thy conversation.
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Let nothing hinder thee from praying always, and be not afraid to be justified even to death: for the reward of God continueth for ever.
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Before prayer prepare thy soul: and be not as a man that tempteth God.
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Remember the wrath that shall be at the last day, and the time of repaying when he shall turn away his face.
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Remember poverty is the time of abundance, and the necessities of poverty in the day of riches.