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Do not toil to acquire wealth; be wise enough to desist
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When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes to itself wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.
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Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies;
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for he is like one who is inwardly reckoning. "Eat and drink!" he says to you; but his heart is not with you.
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You will vomit up the morsels which you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words.
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Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
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Do not remove an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless;
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for their Redeemer is strong; he will plead their cause against you.
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Apply your mind to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.
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Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
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If you beat him with the rod you will save his life from Sheol