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