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Old people are proud of their grandchildren, and children are proud of their parents.
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Fools should not be proud, and rulers should not be liars.
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Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask. They think it will work every time.
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Whoever forgives someone's sin makes a friend, but gossiping about the sin breaks up friendships.
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A wise person will learn more from a warning than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.
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Disobedient people look only for trouble, so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
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It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool doing foolish things.
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Whoever gives evil in return for good will always have trouble at home.
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Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before a fight breaks out.
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The Lord hates both of these things: freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent.
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It won't do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom, because he doesn't have the ability to be wise.