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When a sieve is shaken, rubbish remains behind; so in the process of reasoning, a person's flaws appear.
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A kiln tests a potter's jars, and decision making tests a person.
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A tree's fruit reveals how well it has been cultivated. In the same way, reasoning makes plain a person's thoughts.
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Don't praise people until after they present an argument, for this is how people are tested.
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If you pursue what's just, you will possess it and wear it like a glorious robe.
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Birds will nest with their own kind, and truth comes back to those who practice it.
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A lion lies in wait for prey just as sin lies in wait for those who practice injustice.
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The godly always speak wisdom, but the fool changes like the moon.
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Limit the time you spend with unintelligent people, but linger with the thoughtful.
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The conversation of fools is offensive, as is their laughter over sinful pleasures.
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Their speech, full of profanity, makes a person's hair stand on end, and their conflicts make people stop up their ears.