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[1] WINE is grievous, drunkenness is shameful; and whosoever drinks excessively is not wise
[2] The anger of the king is as the roaring of a lion; he who provokes him to anger sins against his own life
[3] It is an honor for a man to cease from strife; but every fool will delight in it
[4] The lazy man is reproached and he will not cease from talking; therefore he shall beg during harvest but will not receive even water
[5] The counsel in a king's heart is deep; but a wise man will draw it out
[6] Many men are considered merciful; but a faithful man who can find
[7] The just man walks in his integrity; blessed are his children after him
[8] A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil things from before him
[9] Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sins
[10] Diverse weights and diverse measures, both alike, are an abomination in the presence of the LORD
[11] Even a child is known by his doings, whether his works are pure and whether they are right
[12] The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them
[13] Love not sleep test you come to poverty; open your eyes and you shall be satisfied with bread
[14] A friend says to his friend, I have made a gain; then he boasts
[15] Again he says, Here is gold and a multitude of precious stones and precious vessels; but the lips of knowledge are precious jewels
[16] Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger; and take his pledge for the sake of a stranger
[17] He who becomes surety for a man by means of deceitful gain will afterwards have his mouth filled with gravel
[18] A good purpose is established by counsel; but by provocation war is made
[19] He who reveals a secret causes slander; therefore do not meddle with him who is hasty with his lips
[20] He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be extinguished
[21] An inheritance hastily acquired in the beginning, shall not be blessed in the end
[22] Do not say, I will recompense evil; but wait for the LORD that he may save you
[23] Diverse weights are an abomination in the presence of the LORD; and false scales are not good
[24] A man's steps are directed by the LORD; who is the man, then, who can direct his own way
[25] It is a snare for a man who vows to give something to a holy place, and regrets after he has vowed
[26] A wise king scatters the wicked and crushes them under the wheel
[27] The soul of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the heart
[28] Mercy and truth preserve a king; and his throne is established by grace
[29] The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is their grey hair
[30] Misery and torment befall the evil men; and wounds smite the inner parts of their body
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