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The wealth of the rich is his fortified city, like a high wall, in his own imagination.
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Before being ruined, a person's heart is proud; before being honored, a person must be humble.
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To answer someone before hearing him out is both stupid and embarrassing.
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A person's spirit can sustain him when ill, but a crushed spirit - who can bear it?
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The mind of a person with discernment gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
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A person's gift clears his way and gives him access to the great.
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The first to state his case seems right, till the other one comes and cross-examines.
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Casting lots puts an end to strife and separates powerful disputants.
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It is harder to win an offended brother than a strong city; their fights are like the bars of a fortress.
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A person's belly will be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with what his lips produce he will be filled.
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The tongue has power over life and death; those who indulge it must eat its fruit.