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A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor; but one who hates unjust gain will enjoy a long life.
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If someone is burdened with the blood of another, let that killer be a fugitive until death; let no one offer assistance.
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One who walks in integrity will be safe, but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.
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Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread, but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
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The faithful will abound with blessings, but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.
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To show partiality is not good— yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
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The miser is in a hurry to get rich and does not know that loss is sure to come.
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Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
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Anyone who robs father or mother and says, "That is no crime," is partner to a thug.
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The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
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Those who trust in their own wits are fools; but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.