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An unwise king shall be the ruin of his people: and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers.
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The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it.
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The prosperity of man is in the hand of God, and upon the person of the scribe he shall lay his honour.
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Remember not any injury done thee by thy neighbour, and do thou nothing by deeds of injury.
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Pride is hateful before God and men: and ah iniquity of nations is execrable.
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A kingdom is translated from one people to another, because of injustices, and wrongs, and injuries, and divers deceits.
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But nothing is more wicked than the covetous man. Why is earth and ashes proud?
10
There is not a more wicked thing than to love money: for such a one setteth even his own soul to sale: because while he liveth he hath cast away his bowels.
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All power is of short life. A long sickness is troublesome to the physician.
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The physician cutteth off it short sickness: so also a king is to day, and to morrow he shall die.
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For when a man shall die, he shall inherit serpents, end beasts, and worms.