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The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
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The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
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Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; the cautious will keep far from them.
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Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.
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The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
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Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of anger will fail.
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Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.
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Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarreling and abuse will cease.
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Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech will have the king as a friend.
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The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless.
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The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!"