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THROUGH poverty many have sinned: and he that seeketh to be enriched, turneth away his eye.
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As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast.
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Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner.
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Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown.
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As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts.
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The furnace trieth the potter's vessels, and the trial of affliction just men.
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Be the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man.
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Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men.
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If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation.
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Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her.
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The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sine for them that work iniquities.