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Rich and poor have this in common -ADONAI made them both.
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The clever see trouble coming and hide; the simple go on and pay the penalty.
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The reward for humility is fear of ADONAI, along with wealth, honor and life.
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Thorns and snares beset the way of the stubborn; he who values his life keeps his distance from them.
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Train a child in the way he [should] go; and, even when old, he will not swerve from it.
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The rich rule the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
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He who sows injustice reaps trouble, and the rod of his angry outburst will fail.
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He who is generous is blessed, because he shares his food with the poor.
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Throw the scoffer out, and quarreling goes too; strife and insults cease.
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He who loves the pure-hearted and is gracious in speech will have the king as his friend.
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The eyes of ADONAI protect [the man with] knowledge, but he overturns the plans of a traitor.