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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out.
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Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?
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The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.
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A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes.
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Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin"?
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Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
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Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does is pure and right.
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The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The Lord has made them both.
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Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
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"It is good for nothing," cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
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There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.