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Whoever 1walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is 2devious in his ways despises him.
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By the mouth of a fool comes 3a rod for his back, 4but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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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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5A faithful witness does not lie, but 6a false witness breathes out lies.
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7A scoffer seeks wisdom 8in vain, but 9knowledge 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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10Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.
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The heart knows its own 11bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.
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12The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
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13There is a way that seems right to a man, but 14its end is the way to death.