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Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
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Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another;
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lest he that heareth [it] disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away.
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[As] apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season.
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An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive 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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Clouds and wind without rain, [so] is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.
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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 surfeited therewith, and vomit it.
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Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.
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A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.