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Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
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1A faithful witness does not lie, but 2a false witness breathes out lies.
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3A scoffer seeks wisdom 4in vain, but 5knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
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Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
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The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
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6Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.
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The heart knows its own 7bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.
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8The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
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9There is a way that seems right to a man, but 10its end is the way to death.
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Even in laughter the heart may ache, and 11the end of joy may be 12grief.
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The backslider in heart will be 13filled with the fruit of his ways, and 14a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.