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Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
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It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
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There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.
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Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
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Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.
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He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
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Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
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An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
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Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
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A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
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It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
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A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing] -wheel over them.
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The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
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Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.
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The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
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Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes [reach] the innermost parts.