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A gracious woman gets honor, but she who hates virtue is covered with shame. The timid become destitute, but the aggressive gain riches.
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Those who are kind reward themselves, but the cruel do themselves harm.
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The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.
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Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but whoever pursues evil will die.
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Crooked minds are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
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Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will escape.
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Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without good sense.
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The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
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Some give freely, yet grow all the richer; others withhold what is due, and only suffer want.
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A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water.
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The people curse those who hold back grain, but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.