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for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and 1slumber will clothe them with rags
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2Listen to your father who gave you life, 3and do not despise your mother when she is old.
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4Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
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5The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
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6Let your father and mother be glad; let 7her who bore you rejoice.
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My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
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For a prostitute is 8a deep pit; 9an adulteress is a narrow 10well.
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11She lies in wait like a robber and increases the traitors among mankind.
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12Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has 13wounds without cause? Who has 14redness of eyes?
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Those who 15tarry long over wine; those who go to try 16mixed wine.
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Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.