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The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.
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A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.
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A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
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The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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The evil will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich has many friends.
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He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
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Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
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In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty.
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The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly.
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A true witness delivers souls, But a deceitful witness speaks lies.