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And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction.
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For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck.
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In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart.
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Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end.
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Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself.
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Remember my judgment: for also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to day for thee.
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When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort him in the departing of his spirit.
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The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom.
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With what wisdom shall he be furnished that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth the oxen therewith, and is occupied in their labours, and his whole talk is about the offspring of bulls?
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He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder.
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So every craftsman and workmaster that laboureth night and day, he who maketh graven seals, and by his continual diligence varieth the figure: he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching shall finish the work.