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From the fruit of his mouth a man 1eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous 2is for violence.
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3Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; 4he who opens wide his lips 5comes to ruin.
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6The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent 7is richly supplied.
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The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
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8Righteousness guards him whose 9way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.
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10One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; 11another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
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The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man 12hears no threat.
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13The light of the righteous rejoices, but 14the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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15By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
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16Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, 17but a desire fulfilled is 18a tree of life.