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1A king who sits on the throne of judgment 2winnows all evil with his eyes.
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3Who can say, "I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin"?
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4Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
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Even a child 5makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
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6The hearing ear and the seeing eye, 7the LORD has made them both.
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8Love not sleep, lest you 9come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have 10plenty 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 11costly stones, 12but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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13Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and 14hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
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15Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of 16gravel.
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17Plans are established by counsel; by 18wise guidance 19wage war.
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Whoever 20goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with 21a simple babbler.
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22If one curses his father or his mother, 23his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
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24An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
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Do not say, 25"I will repay evil"; 26wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.
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27Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and 28false scales are not good.
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A man's 29steps 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 30after making vows.
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A wise king 31winnows the wicked and drives 32the wheel over them.
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33The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, 34searching all 35his innermost parts.
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36Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his 37throne is upheld.
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The glory of young men is their strength, but 38the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
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39Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean 40the innermost parts.