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Even a child 1makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
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2The hearing ear and the seeing eye, 3the LORD has made them both.
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4Love not sleep, lest you 5come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have 6plenty of bread.
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"Bad, bad," says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
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There is gold and abundance of 7costly stones, 8but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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9Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and 10hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
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11Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of 12gravel.
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13Plans are established by counsel; by 14wise guidance 15wage war.
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Whoever 16goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with 17a simple babbler.
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18If one curses his father or his mother, 19his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
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20An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
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Do not say, 21"I will repay evil"; 22wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.
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23Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and 24false scales are not good.
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A man's 25steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
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It is a snare to say rashly, "It is holy," and to reflect only 26after making vows.
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A wise king 27winnows the wicked and drives 28the wheel over them.
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29The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, 30searching all 31his innermost parts.
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32Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his 33throne is upheld.
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The glory of young men is their strength, but 34the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
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35Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean 36the innermost parts.