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“How long, you naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking? And how long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
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For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, Just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
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Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; Love her, and she will watch over you.
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Like a loving doe and a graceful mountain goat, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be exhilarated always with her love.
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Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning; Let’s delight ourselves with caresses.
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I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.
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To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their treasuries.
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But one who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death.”
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Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you; Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
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Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all offenses.
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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
One who loves discipline loves knowledge, But one who hates rebuke is stupid.
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He who withholds his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
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The poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many.
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The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves the one who pursues righteousness.
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A scoffer does not love one who rebukes him; He will not go to the wise.
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Better is a portion of vegetables where there is love, Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
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Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And one who speaks right is loved.
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One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends.
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A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
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One who loves wrongdoing loves strife; One who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
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One who gets wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good.
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Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
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One who loves pleasure will become a poor person; One who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
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One who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
