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A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful ambassador brings health.
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Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, But he who regards a rebuke will be honored.
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A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
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He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
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Evil pursues sinners, But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.
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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
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Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, And for lack of justice there is waste.
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He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.
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The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.