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for an odious woman when she is married, and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.
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There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
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the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
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the conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks;
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the locusts have no king, yet they go forth, all of them in ranks;
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the spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
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There are three things which go well, yea, four which are comely in their goings:
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a lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
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a greyhound, a hegoat also, and a king against whom there is no rising up.
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If thou hast done foolishly in exalting thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
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Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the stirring of wrath bringeth forth strife.