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1Love not sleep, lest you
2come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have
3plenty of bread.
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"Bad, bad," says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
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There is gold and abundance of
4costly stones,
5but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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6Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and
7hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
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8Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of
9gravel.
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10Plans are established by counsel; by
11wise guidance
12wage war.
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Whoever
13goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with
14a simple babbler.
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15If one curses his father or his mother,
16his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
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17An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
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Do not say,
18"I will repay evil";
19wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.
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20Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and
21false scales are not good.