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17 Anyone who loves pleasure will become poor.
    Anyone who loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.

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20 Don’t join those who drink too much wine.
    Don’t join those who stuff themselves with meat.
21 Those who drink or eat too much will become poor.
    If they sleep too much, they’ll have to wear rags.

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16 If you find honey, eat just enough.
    If you eat too much of it, you will throw up.

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When you are full, you even hate honey.
    When you are hungry, even what is bitter tastes sweet.

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A child who understands what is right learns from instruction.
    But a child who likes to eat too much brings shame on his father.

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