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Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
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One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.
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Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
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One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
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To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
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A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.
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A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
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If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.