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Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom [is] with those who take advice.
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Wealth [gained] from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers {little by little} will increase it.
12
Hope that is deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled [is] a tree of life.
13
He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself, but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.
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The teaching of the wise [is] a fountain of life, [in order] to avoid the snares of death.
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Good sense grants favor, but the way of the faithless is coarse.
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Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence, but the fool will display folly.
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A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble, but an envoy of the faithful [brings] healing.
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Poverty and disgrace [belong to] him who ignores instruction, but he who guards reproof will be honored.
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A desire {fulfilled} will be sweet to the soul, but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.
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Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.