[1]  Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

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[2]  The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

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[3]  It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

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[4]  The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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[5]  Counsel in the heart of man islikedeep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

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[6]  Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

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[7]  A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

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[8]  A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

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[9]  Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

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[10]  Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

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[11]  Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

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[12]  The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

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[13]  Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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[14]  It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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[15]  There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

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[16]  Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

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[17]  Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

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[18]  Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

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[19]  He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

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[20]  Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

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[21]  An inheritancemay be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

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[22]  Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

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[23]  Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

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[24]  A man’s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

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[25]  It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

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[26]  A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them.

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[27]  The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

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[28]  Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

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[29]  The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

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[30]  Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokesreachthe innermost parts.

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