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1Grandchildren are 2the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
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Fine speech is not 3becoming to a fool; still less is 4false speech to a prince.
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5A 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 6covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter 7separates 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 8a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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Let a man meet 9a she-bear robbed of her cubs 10rather than a fool in his folly.
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If anyone 11returns evil for good, 12evil will not depart from his house.
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The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so 13quit before the quarrel breaks out.
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He who 14justifies the wicked and he who 15condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
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Why should a fool have money in his hand 16to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
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17A 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 18makes his door high seeks destruction.
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19A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
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He who 20sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
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21A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit 22dries up the bones.
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The wicked accepts 23a bribe in secret to 24pervert the ways of justice.
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25The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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26A foolish son is a grief to his father 27and bitterness to 28her who bore him.
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29To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.