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Remember that death does not tarry, and the decree of Hades has not been shown to you.
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Do good to friends before you die, and reach out and give to them as much as you can.
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Do not deprive yourself of a day's enjoyment; do not let your share of desired good pass by you.
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Will you not leave the fruit of your labors to another, and what you acquired by toil to be divided by lot?
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Give, and take, and indulge yourself, because in Hades one cannot look for luxury.
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All living beings become old like a garment, for the decree from of old is, "You must die!"
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Like abundant leaves on a spreading tree that sheds some and puts forth others, so are the generations of flesh and blood: one dies and another is born.
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Every work decays and ceases to exist, and the one who made it will pass away with it.
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Happy is the person who meditates on wisdom and reasons intelligently,
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who reflects in his heart on her ways and ponders her secrets,
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pursuing her like a hunter, and lying in wait on her paths;