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Better [to be] poor and walking in one's integrity than to be crooked of ways when one [is] rich.
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He who keeps instruction [is] a child of understanding, but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.
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He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
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He who turns his ear from listening to instruction, even his prayer [is] an abomination.
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He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil, into his pits he will fall. But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.
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A man of wealth [is] wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.
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When the righteous triumphs, great [is] the glory, but with [the] rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.
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He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.
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Happy is the person who fears continuously, but he who is stubborn of heart, will fall into calamity.
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[Like] a roaring lion and a charging bear [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
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A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, [but] those who hate unjust gain will have long days.