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A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands.
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Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
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The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
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Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor.
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The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.
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The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish.
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There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
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Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief.
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The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above.
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The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.
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A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.