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Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before 1jealousy?
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2Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
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Faithful are 3the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
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One who is full loathes 4honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
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Like 5a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
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6Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.
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Do not forsake your friend and 7your father's friend, and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. 8Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
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9Be wise, 10my son, and 11make my heart glad, that I may 12answer him who reproaches me.
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13The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but 14the simple go on and suffer for it.
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15Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.
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Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.