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As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
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Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
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Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
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My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
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Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
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He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
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A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
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He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
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Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.