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A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
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The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all.
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A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.
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By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.
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Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.
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Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
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The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
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He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, And the rod of his anger will fail.
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He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.
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Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
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He who loves purity of heart And has grace on his lips, The king will be his friend.