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The bribe [is] a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; {everywhere} he will turn, he will prosper.
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He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
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A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
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An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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[May] a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
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[For] he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
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[Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
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He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them [are] both abominations of Yahweh.
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Why [is] this? A price in the hand of a fool, [in order] to buy wisdom where there is no {sense}.
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The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.
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A person who lacks {sense} {pledges}; he becomes security before his neighbor.