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1A king who sits on the throne of judgment
2winnows all evil with his eyes.
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3Who can say, "I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin"?
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4Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
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Even a child
5makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
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6The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
7the LORD has made them both.
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8Love not sleep, lest you
9come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have
10plenty of bread.
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"Bad, bad," says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
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There is gold and abundance of
11costly stones,
12but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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13Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and
14hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
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15Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of
16gravel.
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17Plans are established by counsel; by
18wise guidance
19wage war.