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One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend.
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One who loves to offend loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
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One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
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A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.
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A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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A wicked man secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.
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Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool's eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
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A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
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It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person, or to beat a noble for his honesty.
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The intelligent person restrains his words, and one who keeps a cool head is a man of understanding.
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Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent, discerning, when he seals his lips.