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Gold and silver are tested by fire, and a person's heart is tested by the Lord.
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Evil people listen to evil ideas, and liars listen to lies.
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If you make fun of poor people, you insult the God who made them. You will be punished if you take pleasure in someone's misfortune.
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Grandparents are proud of their grandchildren, just as children are proud of their parents.
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Respected people do not tell lies, and fools have nothing worthwhile to say.
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Some people think a bribe works like magic; they believe it can do anything.
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If you want people to like you, forgive them when they wrong you. Remembering wrongs can break up a friendship.
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An intelligent person learns more from one rebuke than a fool learns from being beaten a hundred times.
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Death will come like a cruel messenger to wicked people who are always stirring up trouble.
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It is better to meet a mother bear robbed of her cubs than to meet some fool busy with a stupid project.
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If you repay good with evil, you will never get evil out of your house.