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There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
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The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
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Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
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Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
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He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
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The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
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Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.
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A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
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A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
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Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
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To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.