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The teachings of the wise are a fountain of life; they will help you escape when your life is in danger.
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Intelligence wins respect, but those who can't be trusted are on the road to ruin.
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Sensible people always think before they act, but stupid people advertise their ignorance.
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Unreliable messengers cause trouble, but those who can be trusted bring peace.
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Someone who will not learn will be poor and disgraced. Anyone who listens to correction is respected.
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How good it is to get what you want! Stupid people refuse to turn away from evil.
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Keep company with the wise and you will become wise. If you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined.
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Trouble follows sinners everywhere, but righteous people will be rewarded with good things.
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Good people will have wealth to leave to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners will go to the righteous.
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Unused fields could yield plenty of food for the poor, but unjust people keep them from being farmed.
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If you don't punish your children, you don't love them. If you do love them, you will correct them.