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Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
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Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does is pure and right.
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The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The Lord has made them both.
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Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
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"It is good for nothing," cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
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There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
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Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
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Plans are established by counsel; By wise counsel wage war.
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He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
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Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.