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Keep yourself far from your enemies, and be on guard toward your friends.
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A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: he that has found one has found a treasure.
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There is nothing so precious as a faithful friend, and no scales can measure his excellence.
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A faithful friend is an elixir of life; and those who fear the Lord will find him.
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Whoever fears the Lord directs his friendship aright, for as he is, so is his neighbor also.
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My son, from your youth up choose instruction, and until you are old you will keep finding wisdom.
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Come to her like one who plows and sows, and wait for her good harvest. For in her service you will toil a little while, and soon you will eat of her produce.
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She seems very harsh to the uninstructed; a weakling will not remain with her.
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She will weigh him down like a heavy testing stone, and he will not be slow to cast her off.
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For wisdom is like her name, and is not manifest to many.
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Listen, my son, and accept my judgment; do not reject my counsel.