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Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
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Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
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A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
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As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.
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Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
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By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
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Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.
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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.
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A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
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A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
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Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.