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A lie is an ugly blot on a man; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
25
A thief is preferable to a habitual liar, but the lot of both is ruin.
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The disposition of a liar brings disgrace, and his shame is ever with him.
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He who speaks wisely will advance himself, and a sensible man will please great men.
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Whoever cultivates the soil will heap up his harvest, and whoever pleases great men will atone for injustice.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.