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For as a man destroys his enemy, so you have destroyed the friendship of your neighbor.
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And as you allow a bird to escape from your hand, so you have let your neighbor go, and will not catch him again.
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Do not go after him, for he is too far off, and has escaped like a gazelle from a snare.
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For a wound may be bandaged, and there is reconciliation after abuse, but whoever has betrayed secrets is without hope.
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Whoever winks his eye plans evil deeds, and no one can keep him from them.
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In your presence his mouth is all sweetness, and he admires your words; but later he will twist his speech and with your own words he will give offense.
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I have hated many things, but none to be compared to him; even the Lord will hate him.
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Whoever throws a stone straight up throws it on his own head; and a treacherous blow opens up wounds.
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He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who sets a snare will be caught in it.
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If a man does evil, it will roll back upon him, and he will not know where it came from.
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Mockery and abuse issue from the proud man, but vengeance lies in wait for him like a lion.