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In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined.
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He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.
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Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is hardened in mind shall fall into evil.
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As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the poor people.
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A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.
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A man that doth violence to the blood of a person, if he flee even to the pit, no man will stay him.
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He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways, shall fall at once.
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He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness, shall be filled with poverty.
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A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
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He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.
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A man that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.