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He who
1justifies the wicked and he who
2condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
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Why should a fool have money in his hand
3to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
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4A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
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Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who
5makes his door high seeks destruction.
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6A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
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He who
7sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
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8A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit
9dries up the bones.
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The wicked accepts
10a bribe in secret to
11pervert the ways of justice.
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12The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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13A foolish son is a grief to his father
14and bitterness to
15her who bore him.