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Don't add anything to his words; or he will rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
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[God,] I have asked two things of you; don't deny them to me as long as I live -
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keep falsehood and futility far from me, and give me neither poverty nor wealth. Yes, provide just the food I need today;
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for if I have too much, I might deny you and say, "Who is ADONAI?"And if I am poor, I might steal and thus profane the name of my God.
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Never disparage a slave to his master, or he will curse you, and you will deserve it.
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There is a type of people who curse their fathers and don't bless their mothers.
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There is a type of people clean in their own view, but not cleansed from their filth.
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There is a type of people - how haughty their look! -utterly supercilious!
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There is a type of people whose teeth are like swords, yes, their fangs are knives; they devour the poor from the earth, the needy from humankind.
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The leech has two daughters; they cry, "Give! Give!" Three things are never satisfied; four never say, "Enough!"
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Sh'ol and a barren womb; the earth, never satisfied with water; and fire, which never says, "Enough!"