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The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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1The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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2The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, 3but the rich has many friends.
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Whoever 4despises his neighbor is a sinner, but 5blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
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Do they not go astray who 6devise evil? Those who devise good meet7steadfast love and faithfulness.
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In all toil there is profit, but mere talk 8tends only to poverty.
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The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.
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A truthful witness saves lives, but one who 9breathes out lies is deceitful.
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In the fear of the LORD one has 10strong confidence, and 11his children will have 12a refuge.
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The fear of the LORD is 13a fountain of life, that one may 14turn away from the snares of death.
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In 15a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.
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Whoever is 16slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
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A tranquil heart gives 17life to the flesh, but 18envy makes 19the bones rot.
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Whoever oppresses a poor man 20insults his 21Maker, 22but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
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23The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but 24the righteous finds refuge in his death.
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Wisdom 25rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
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Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
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A servant who deals wisely has 26the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.