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It is not right to despise an intelligent poor man, nor is it proper to honor a sinful man.
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The nobleman, and the judge, and the ruler will be honored, but none of them is greater than the man who fears the Lord.
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Free men will be at the service of a wise servant, and a man of understanding will not grumble.
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Do not make a display of your wisdom when you do your work, nor glorify yourself at a time when you are in want.
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Better is a man who works and has an abundance of everything, than one who goes about boasting, but lacks bread.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.