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He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
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The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
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Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.
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A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
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A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
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Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
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To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
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Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
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Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
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The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
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There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.