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No evil will befall the man who fears the Lord, but in trial he will deliver him again and again.
2
A wise man will not hate the law, but he who is hypocritical about it is like a boat in a storm.
3
A man of understanding will trust in the law; for him the law is as dependable as an inquiry by means of Urim.
4
Prepare what to say, and thus you will be heard; bind together your instruction, and make your answer.
5
The heart of a fool is like a cart wheel, and his thoughts like a turning axle.
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A stallion is like a mocking friend; he neighs under every one who sits on him.
7
Why is any day better than another, when all the daylight in the year is from the sun?
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By the Lord's decision they were distinguished, and he appointed the different seasons and feasts;
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some of them he exalted and hallowed, and some of them he made ordinary days.
10
All men are from the ground, and Adam was created of the dust.