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1The wisest of women 2builds her house, but folly with her own hands 3tears it down.
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Whoever 4walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is 5devious in his ways despises him.
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By the mouth of a fool comes 6a rod for his back, 7but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
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8A faithful witness does not lie, but 9a false witness breathes out lies.
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10A scoffer seeks wisdom 11in vain, but 12knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
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Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.