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He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous -both alike are an abomination to ADONAI.
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Why would a fool wish to pay for wisdom when he has no desire to learn?
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A friend shows his friendship at all times -it is for adversity that [such] a brother is born.
18
He who gives his hand to guarantee a loan for his neighbor lacks good sense.
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Those who love quarreling love giving offense; those who make their gates tall are courting disaster.
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A crooked-hearted person will find nothing good, and the perverse of speech will end in calamity.
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He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a boor has no joy.
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A happy heart is good medicine, but low spirits sap one's strength.
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From under a cloak a bad man takes a bribe to pervert the course of justice.
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The discerning person focuses on wisdom there before him, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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A son who is a fool means anger for his father and bitterness for the mother who gave him birth.