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Do not say, "What do I need, and what prosperity could be mine in the future?"
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Do not say, "I have enough, and what calamity could happen to me in the future?"
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In the day of prosperity, adversity is forgotten, and in the day of adversity, prosperity is not remembered.
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For it is easy in the sight of the Lord to reward a man on the day of death according to his conduct.
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The misery of an hour makes one forget luxury, and at the close of a man's life his deeds will be revealed.
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Call no one happy before his death; a man will be known through his children.
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Do not bring every man into your home, for many are the wiles of the crafty.
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Like a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the mind of a proud man, and like a spy he observes your weakness;
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for he lies in wait, turning good into evil, and to worthy actions he will attach blame.
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From a spark of fire come many burning coals, and a sinner lies in wait to shed blood.