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Whoever mocks the poor
1insults his Maker; he who is
2glad at calamity will not go
3unpunished.
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4Grandchildren are
5the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
7
Fine speech is not
6becoming to a fool; still less is
7false speech to a prince.
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8A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
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Whoever
9covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter
10separates close friends.
10
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
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An evil man seeks only rebellion, and
11a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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Let a man meet
12a she-bear robbed of her cubs
13rather than a fool in his folly.
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If anyone
14returns evil for good,
15evil will not depart from his house.
14
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so
16quit before the quarrel breaks out.
15
He who
17justifies the wicked and he who
18condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.