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Kindness is like a garden of blessings, and almsgiving endures for ever.
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Life is sweet for the self-reliant and the worker, but he who finds treasure is better off than both.
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Children and the building of a city establish a man's name, but a blameless wife is accounted better than both.
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Wine and music gladden the heart, but the love of wisdom is better than both.
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The flute and the harp make pleasant melody, but a pleasant voice is better than both.
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The eye desires grace and beauty, but the green shoots of grain more than both.
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A friend or a companion never meets one amiss, but a wife with her husband is better than both.
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Brothers and help are for a time of trouble, but almsgiving rescues better than both.
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Gold and silver make the foot stand sure, but good counsel is esteemed more than both.
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Riches and strength lift up the heart, but the fear of the Lord is better than both. There is no loss in the fear of the Lord, and with it there is no need to seek for help.
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The fear of the Lord is like a garden of blessing, and covers a man better than any glory.