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Hear me, O ye great men of the people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the congregation.
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Give not thy son and wife, thy brother and friend, power over thee while thou livest, and give not thy goods to another: lest it repent thee, and thou intreat for the same again.
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As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee, give not thyself over to any.
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For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesy.
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In all thy works keep to thyself the preeminence; leave not a stain in thine honour.