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Whoever mocks the poor 1insults his Maker; he who is 2glad at calamity will not go 3unpunished.
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4Grandchildren are 5the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
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Fine speech is not 6becoming to a fool; still less is 7false speech to a prince.
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8A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
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Whoever 9covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter 10separates close friends.
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A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
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An evil man seeks only rebellion, and 11a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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Let a man meet 12a she-bear robbed of her cubs 13rather than a fool in his folly.
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If anyone 14returns evil for good, 15evil will not depart from his house.
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The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so 16quit before the quarrel breaks out.
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He who 17justifies the wicked and he who 18condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
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Why should a fool have money in his hand 19to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
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20A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
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Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who 21makes his door high seeks destruction.
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22A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
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He who 23sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
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24A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit 25dries up the bones.
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The wicked accepts 26a bribe in secret to 27pervert the ways of justice.
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28The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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29A foolish son is a grief to his father 30and bitterness to 31her who bore him.