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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness.
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1A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him 2what will be after him?
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The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know 3the way to the city.
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4Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning!
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Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for 5drunkenness!
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Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
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Bread is made for laughter, and 6wine gladdens life, and 7money answers everything.
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Even in your thoughts, 8do not curse the king, nor in your 9bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.