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When good people run things, everyone is glad, but when the ruler is bad, everyone groans.
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If you love wisdom, you'll delight your parents, but you'll destroy their trust if you run with whores.
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A leader of good judgment gives stability; an exploiting leader leaves a trail of waste.
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A flattering neighbor is up to no good; he's probably planning to take advantage of you.
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Evil people fall into their own traps; good people run the other way, glad to escape.
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The good-hearted understand what it's like to be poor; the hardhearted haven't the faintest idea.
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A gang of cynics can upset a whole city; a group of sages can calm everyone down.
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A sage trying to work things out with a fool gets only scorn and sarcasm for his trouble.
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Murderers hate honest people; moral folks encourage them.
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A fool lets it all hang out; a sage quietly mulls it over.
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When a leader listens to malicious gossip, all the workers get infected with evil.
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The poor and their abusers have at least something in common: they can both see - their sight, God's gift!
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Leadership gains authority and respect when the voiceless poor are treated fairly.
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Wise discipline imparts wisdom; spoiled adolescents embarrass their parents.
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When degenerates take charge, crime runs wild, but the righteous will eventually observe their collapse.
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Discipline your children; you'll be glad you did - they'll turn out delightful to live with.
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If people can't see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.
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It takes more than talk to keep workers in line; mere words go in one ear and out the other.
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Observe the people who always talk before they think - even simpletons are better off than they are.
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If you let people treat you like a doormat, you'll be quite forgotten in the end.
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Angry people stir up a lot of discord; the intemperate stir up trouble.