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The good people who live honest lives will be a blessing to their children.
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When a king sits on his throne to judge, he knows evil when he sees it.
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No one can say, "I am innocent; I have never done anything wrong."
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The Lord hates both these things: dishonest weights and dishonest measures.
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Even children are known by their behavior; their actions show if they are innocent and good.
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The Lord has made both these things: ears to hear and eyes to see.
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If you love to sleep, you will be poor. If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.
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Buyers say, "This is bad. It's no good." Then they go away and brag about what they bought.
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There is gold and plenty of rubies, but only a few people speak with knowledge.
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Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger's debts, and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.
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Stolen food may taste sweet at first, but later it will feel like a mouth full of gravel.