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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.
10
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.
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A holy man continueth in wisdom as the sun: but a fool is changed as the moon.
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In the midst of the unwise keep in the word till its time: but be continually among men that think.
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The discourse of sinners is hateful, and their laughter is at the pleasures of sin.
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The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears.