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Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.
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Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot?
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Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave.
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All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death.
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As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.
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Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.
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Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding.
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He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets.
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Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways.
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He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors.
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He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls.