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23 When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest too,
    and be comforted for him when his spirit has departed.

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24 The wisdom of the scribe depends on the opportunity of leisure;
    only the one who has little business can become wise.
25 How can one become wise who handles the plough,
    and who glories in the shaft of a goad,
who drives oxen and is occupied with their work,
    and whose talk is about bulls?

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