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It is an honor for a man to
1keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
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2The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;
3he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
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The purpose in a man's heart is like
4deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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Many a man
5proclaims his own steadfast love, but
6a faithful man who can find?
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The righteous who
7walks in his integrity--
8blessed are his children after him!
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9A king who sits on the throne of judgment
10winnows all evil with his eyes.
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11Who can say, "I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin"?
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12Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
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Even a child
13makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
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14The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
15the LORD has made them both.
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16Love not sleep, lest you
17come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have
18plenty of bread.