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1It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for 2a slave to rule over princes.
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3Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
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A king's wrath is like 4the growling of a lion, but his 5favor is like 6dew on the grass.
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7A foolish son is ruin to his father, and 8a wife's quarreling is 9a continual dripping of rain.
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10House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is 11from the LORD.
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12Slothfulness casts into 13a deep sleep, and 14an idle person will suffer hunger.
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Whoever 15keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die.
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16Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he 17will repay him for his 18deed.
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19Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on 20putting him to death.
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A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
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Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in 21the future.