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13 Spouting off before listening to the facts
    is both shameful and foolish.

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13 Those who answer before they listen
    are foolish and disgraceful.

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Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
    haste makes mistakes.

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Ignorant desire isn’t good;
    rushing feet make mistakes.

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Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
    but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

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The plans of the diligent end up in profit,
    but those who hurry end up with loss.

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It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table
    than to be sent away in public disgrace.

Just because you’ve seen something,
    don’t be in a hurry to go to court.
For what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?

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    because it is better that he say to you,
    “Come up here,”
    than to be demoted before a ruler.

What your eyes see, don’t be quick to quarrel over;
    what will you do in the future when your neighbor shames you?

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20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
    but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.

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20 Reliable people will have abundant blessings,
    but those with get-rich-quick schemes won’t go unpunished.

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22 Greedy people try to get rich quick
    but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.

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22 The stingy try to get rich fast,
    unaware that loss will come to them.

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20 There is more hope for a fool
    than for someone who speaks without thinking.

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20 Do you see people who are quick to speak?
    There is more hope for fools than for them.

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