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He will shame you with his foods, until he has drained you two or three times; and finally he will deride you. Should he see you afterwards, he will forsake you, and shake his head at you.
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Take care not to be led astray, and not to be humiliated in your feasting.
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When a powerful man invites you, be reserved; and he will invite you the more often.
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Do not push forward, lest you be repulsed; and do not remain at a distance, lest you be forgotten.
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Do not try to treat him as an equal, nor trust his abundance of words; for he will test you through much talk, and while he smiles he will be examining you.
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Cruel is he who does not keep words to himself; he will not hesitate to injure or to imprison.
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Keep words to yourself and be very watchful, for you are walking about with your own downfall.
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Every creature loves its like, and every person his neighbor;
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all living beings associate by species, and a man clings to one like himself.
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What fellowship has a wolf with a lamb? No more has a sinner with a godly man.