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Don't give him freedom while he is young, and don't overlook what he does wrong.
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Whip him while he is still a child, and make him respect your authority. If you don't, he will be stubborn and disobedient and cause you nothing but sorrow.
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So discipline your son and give him work to do, or else he will be an embarrassment to you.
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It is better to be poor, but strong and healthy, than to be rich, but in poor health.
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A sound, healthy body and a cheerful attitude are more valuable than gold and jewels.
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Nothing can make you richer or give you greater happiness than those two things.
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It would be better to be dead, asleep forever, than to live in the misery of chronic illness.
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The finest food means nothing if you are too sick to eat it; it might as well be offered to an idol.
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But there is no point in offering food to an idol; it can't eat it or smell it. It is just the same with someone whom the Lord has afflicted.
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He looks at his food and sighs, like a castrated man hugging a young woman.
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Don't deliberately torture yourself by giving in to depression.
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