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Do not add to his words, or he will reprimand you, and you will be found to be a liar.
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"I've asked you for two things. Don't keep them from me before I die:
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Keep vanity and lies far away from me. Don't give me either poverty or riches. Feed me [only] the food I need,
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or I may feel satisfied and deny you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' or I may become poor and steal and give the name of my God a bad reputation.
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"Do not slander a slave to his master. The slave will curse you, and you will be found guilty."
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A certain kind of person curses his father and does not bless his mother.
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A certain kind of person thinks he is pure but is not washed from his own feces.
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A certain kind of person looks around arrogantly and is conceited.
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A certain kind of person, whose teeth are like swords and whose jaws are [like] knives, devours oppressed people from the earth and people from among humanity.
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The bloodsucking leech has two daughters--"Give!" and "Give!" Three things are never satisfied. Four never say, "Enough!":
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the grave, a barren womb, a land that never gets enough water, a fire that does not say, "Enough!"