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Instead, rely on someone who is religious and known to keep the Lord's commands, someone who is sympathetic with you, who will be sorry to see you fail.
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And trust your own judgment; no one's advice is more reliable.
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Sometimes your own intuition can tell you more than seven watchmen on a high tower.
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Above all, pray to the Most High that he will show you the right thing to do.
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Planning and thought lie behind everything that is done.
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The mind concerns itself with four things: these are good and evil, life and death. They all begin in the mind, but the tongue is their absolute ruler.
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Someone may have the ability to teach, but still not be of much use to himself.
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He may be clever with words, but end up starving because people hate him.
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This may happen if he doesn't have good sense, if the Lord has not given him tact.
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Someone may consider himself wise and let you know that he is certain about what he knows.