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Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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He who oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to want.
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Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge;
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for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
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That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to you today, even to you.
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Have I not written for you thirty sayings of admonition and knowledge,
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to show you what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
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Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate;
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for the LORD will plead their cause and despoil of life those who despoil them.
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Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,
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lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.