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`Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
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Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
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Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.
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Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel.
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Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.
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A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips make not thyself surety.
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Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.
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An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
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Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
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An abomination to Jehovah [are] a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit [are] not good.
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From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?