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1Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
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2The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
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3Let your father and mother be glad; let 4her who bore you rejoice.
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My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
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For a prostitute is 5a deep pit; 6an adulteress is a narrow 7well.
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8She lies in wait like a robber and increases the traitors among mankind.
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9Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has 10wounds without cause? Who has 11redness of eyes?
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Those who 12tarry long over wine; those who go to try 13mixed wine.
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Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
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In the end it 14bites like a serpent and stings like an adder.
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Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart utter 15perverse things.