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For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.
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Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
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Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself], And disclose not the secret of another;
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Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.
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A word fitly spoken Is [like] apples of gold in network of silver.
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[As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [So is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [So is] a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
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[As] clouds and wind without rain, [So is] he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
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By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
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Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.