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What an attractive thing is judgment in gray-haired men, and for the aged to possess good counsel!
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How attractive is wisdom in the aged, and understanding and counsel in honorable men!
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Rich experience is the crown of the aged, and their boast is the fear of the Lord.
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With nine thoughts I have gladdened my heart, and a tenth I shall tell with my tongue: a man rejoicing in his children; a man who lives to see the downfall of his foes;
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happy is he who lives with an intelligent wife, and he who has not made a slip with his tongue, and he who has not served a man inferior to himself;
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happy is he who has gained good sense, and he who speaks to attentive listeners.
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How great is he who has gained wisdom! But there is no one superior to him who fears the Lord.
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The fear of the Lord surpasses everything; to whom shall be likened the one who holds it fast?
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Any wound, but not a wound of the heart! Any wickedness, but not the wickedness of a wife!
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Any attack, but not an attack from those who hate! And any vengeance, but not the vengeance of enemies!