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A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished.
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Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
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He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him.
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A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
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Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
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As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
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Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.
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As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man.
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Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.
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Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.