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How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
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Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path.
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The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
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Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
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A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
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now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
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One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
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Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief.
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The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
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When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
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Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.
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The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
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The Lord works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.
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The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
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The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
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Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.
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Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
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Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
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A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
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It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
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Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?
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Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
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So that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today, even you.
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If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
