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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion;
    therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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19 He who loves disobedience loves strife.
    One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
20 One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity,
    and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

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24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding,
    but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

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18 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness,
    and defies all sound judgment.
A fool has no delight in understanding,
    but only in revealing his own opinion.

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14 “It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer;
    but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

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29 A wicked man hardens his face;
    but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

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10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out;
    yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

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He who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
    and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

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26 Don’t you be one of those who strike hands,
    of those who are collateral for debts.

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23 When you sit to eat with a ruler,
    consider diligently what is before you;
put a knife to your throat,
    if you are a man given to appetite.
Don’t be desirous of his dainties,
    since they are deceitful food.

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Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye,
    and don’t crave his delicacies:
    for as he thinks about the cost, so he is.
    “Eat and drink!” he says to you,
    but his heart is not with you.
The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up,
    and lose your good words.

Don’t speak in the ears of a fool,
    for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
    is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

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