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1Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; 2he who opens wide his lips 3comes to ruin.
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4The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent 5is richly supplied.
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The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
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6Righteousness guards him whose 7way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.
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8One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; 9another 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 10hears no threat.
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11The light of the righteous rejoices, but 12the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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13By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
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14Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, 15but a desire fulfilled is 16a tree of life.
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Whoever 17despises 18the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be 19rewarded.
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The teaching of the wise is 20a fountain of life, that one may 21turn away from the snares of death.
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22Good sense wins 23favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.
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24In everything the prudent acts with knowledge, 25but a fool flaunts his folly.
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A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but 26a faithful envoy brings healing.
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Poverty and disgrace come to him who 27ignores instruction, 28but whoever 29heeds reproof is honored.
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30A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
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Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
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31Disaster pursues sinners, 32but the righteous are rewarded with good.
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33A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but 34the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
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The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through 35injustice.