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1Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
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Even a child 2makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
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3The hearing ear and the seeing eye, 4the LORD has made them both.
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5Love not sleep, lest you 6come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have 7plenty of bread.
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"Bad, bad," says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
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There is gold and abundance of 8costly stones, 9but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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10Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and 11hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
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12Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of 13gravel.
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14Plans are established by counsel; by 15wise guidance 16wage war.
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Whoever 17goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with 18a simple babbler.
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19If one curses his father or his mother, 20his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
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21An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
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Do not say, 22"I will repay evil"; 23wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.
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24Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and 25false scales are not good.
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A man's 26steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
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It is a snare to say rashly, "It is holy," and to reflect only 27after making vows.
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A wise king 28winnows the wicked and drives 29the wheel over them.
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30The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, 31searching all 32his innermost parts.
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33Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his 34throne is upheld.
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The glory of young men is their strength, but 35the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
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36Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean 37the innermost parts.