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twg_000000007600	how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? : A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. : A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. : There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. : The horse is prepared against the day	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007601	of battle: but safety is of the LORD. : A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. : The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. : A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007602	punished. : By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. : Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. : Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007603	: The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. : He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. : He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. : Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out;	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007604	yea, strife and reproach shall cease. : He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. : The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. : The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. : The	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007605	mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. : Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. : He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007606	want. : Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. : For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. : That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007607	thee. : Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, : That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? : Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: : For	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007608	the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. : Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: : Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. : Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007609	sureties for debts. : If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? : Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. : Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. : When thou sittest to eat with a	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007610	ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: : And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. : Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. : Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. : Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007611	make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. : Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: : For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. : The morsel which thou	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007612	hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. : Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. : Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: : For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. : Apply thine	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007613	heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. : Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. : Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. : My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. :	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007614	Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. : Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. : For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. : Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007615	way. : Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: : For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. : Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. : Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007616	understanding. : The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. : Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. : My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. : For a whore is a deep ditch;	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007617	and a strange woman is a narrow pit. : She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. : Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? : They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007618	mixed wine. : Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. : At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. : Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. : Yea, thou shalt be as	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007619	he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. : They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. : Be not thou envious against evil	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007620	men, neither desire to be with them. : For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. : Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: : And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. : A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007621	: For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. : Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. : He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. : The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007622	to men. : If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. : If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; : If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007623	not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? : My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: : So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007624	shall not be cut off. : Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: : For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. : Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: :	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007625	Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. : Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked: : For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. : My son, fear thou the LORD and	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007626	the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: : For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? : These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. : He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007627	curse, nations shall abhor him: : But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. : Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. : Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. : Be not a witness against	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007628	thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. : Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. : I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; : And, lo, it was all	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007629	grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. : Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. : Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: : So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth;	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007630	and thy want as an armed man. : These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. : It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. : The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007631	kings is unsearchable. : Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. : Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. : Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: : For	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007632	better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. : Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. : Debate thy cause	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007633	with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: : Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. : A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. : As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007634	obedient ear. : As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. : Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. : By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007635	bone. : Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. : Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbours house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. : A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007636	: Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. : As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. : If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007637	he be thirsty, give him water to drink: : For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. : The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. : It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007638	wide house. : As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. : A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. : It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. : He that hath	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007639	no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. : As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. : As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. : A whip for the horse, a	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007640	bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fools back. : Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. : Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. : He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007641	drinketh damage. : The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. : As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. : As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007642	: The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. : As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. : Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. : The slothful man saith, There is a lion in	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007643	the way; a lion is in the streets. : As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. : The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. : The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. :	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007644	He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. : As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, : So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? : Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007645	where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. : As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. : The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. : Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007646	silver dross. : He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; : When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. : Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. : Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007647	a stone, it will return upon him. : A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. : Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. : Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. :	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007648	A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fools wrath is heavier than them both. : Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? : Open rebuke is better than secret love. : Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. : The full	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007649	soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. : As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. : Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a mans friend by hearty counsel. : Thine own friend, and thy fathers friend, forsake not;	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007650	neither go into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. : My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. : A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007651	punished. : Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. : He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. : A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. :	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007652	Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. : Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. : Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. : As in water face answereth to face, so the	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007653	heart of man to man. : Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. : As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. : Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007654	from him. : Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. : For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? : The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. : The lambs are for thy clothing, and the	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007655	goats are the price of the field. : And thou shalt have goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. : The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. : For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007656	by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. : A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. : They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. : Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007657	understand all things. : Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. : Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. : He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007658	it for him that will pity the poor. : He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. : Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession. : The rich man is wise	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007659	in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. : When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. : He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. : Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007660	that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. : As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. : The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. : A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007661	to the pit; let no man stay him. : Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. : He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. : A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007662	maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. : To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. : He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. : He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007663	he that flattereth with the tongue. : Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. : He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. : He that trusteth in his own heart	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007664	is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. : He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. : When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. : He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed,	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007665	and that without remedy. : When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. : Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. : The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. : A man that flattereth	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007666	his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. : In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. : The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it. : Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. :	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007667	If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. : The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. : A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. : If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. : The	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007668	poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. : The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. : The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. : When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007669	fall. : Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. : Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. : A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. : Seest thou a man that	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007670	is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. : He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length. : An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. : A mans pride shall bring him low: but honour shall	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007671	uphold the humble in spirit. : Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. : The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. : Many seek the rulers favour; but every mans judgment cometh from the LORD. : An unjust man	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007672	is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. : The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, : Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. : I	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007673	neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. : Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his sons name, if thou canst tell? : Every	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007674	word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. : Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. : Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: : Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007675	poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: : Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. : Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. : There is	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007676	a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. : There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. : There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. : There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007677	their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. : The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: : The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007678	the fire that saith not, It is enough. : The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. : There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: : The way of an	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007679	eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. : Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. : For three things the earth	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007680	is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: : For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; : For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. : There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: :	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007681	The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; : The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; : The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; : The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings palaces. :	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007682	There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: : A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; : A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. : If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil,	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007683	lay thine hand upon thy mouth. : Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. : The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. : What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007684	of my vows? : Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. : It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: : Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. : Give strong drink	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007685	unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. : Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. : Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. : Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007686	poor and needy. : Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. : The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. : She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. : She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007687	willingly with her hands. : She is like the merchants ships; she bringeth her food from afar. : She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. : She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. : She girdeth her	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007688	loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. : She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. : She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. : She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. : She is not afraid of	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007689	the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. : She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. : Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. : She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. : Strength and	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007690	honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. : She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. : She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. : Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007691	her. : Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. : Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. : Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. Ecclesiastes or The Preacher : The words of the Preacher,	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007692	the son of David, king in Jerusalem. : Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. : What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? : One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. : The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007693	down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. : The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. : All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007694	again. : All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. : The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. : Is there	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007695	any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. : There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. : I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. : And	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007696	I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. : I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. : That which is	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007697	crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. : I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. : And I gave my heart to	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007698	know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. : For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. : I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. : I said of	60	gutenberg
twg_000000007699	laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? : I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. :	60	gutenberg

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how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? : A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. : A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. : There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. : The horse is prepared against the day

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of battle: but safety is of the LORD. : A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. : The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. : A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are

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punished. : By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. : Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. : Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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: The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. : He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. : He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. : Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out;

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yea, strife and reproach shall cease. : He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. : The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. : The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. : The

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mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. : Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. : He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to

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want. : Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. : For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. : That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to

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thee. : Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, : That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? : Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: : For

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the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. : Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: : Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. : Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are

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sureties for debts. : If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? : Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. : Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. : When thou sittest to eat with a

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ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: : And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. : Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. : Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. : Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly

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make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. : Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: : For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. : The morsel which thou

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hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. : Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. : Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: : For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. : Apply thine

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heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. : Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. : Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. : My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. :

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Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. : Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. : For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. : Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the

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way. : Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: : For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. : Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. : Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and

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understanding. : The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. : Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. : My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. : For a whore is a deep ditch;

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and a strange woman is a narrow pit. : She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. : Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? : They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek

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mixed wine. : Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. : At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. : Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. : Yea, thou shalt be as

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he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. : They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. : Be not thou envious against evil

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men, neither desire to be with them. : For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. : Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: : And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. : A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

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: For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. : Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. : He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. : The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination

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to men. : If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. : If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; : If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth

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not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? : My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: : So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation

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shall not be cut off. : Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: : For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. : Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: :

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Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. : Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked: : For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. : My son, fear thou the LORD and

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the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: : For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? : These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. : He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people

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curse, nations shall abhor him: : But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. : Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. : Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. : Be not a witness against

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thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. : Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. : I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; : And, lo, it was all

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grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. : Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. : Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: : So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth;

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and thy want as an armed man. : These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. : It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. : The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of

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kings is unsearchable. : Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. : Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. : Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: : For

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better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. : Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. : Debate thy cause

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with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: : Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. : A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. : As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an

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obedient ear. : As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. : Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. : By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the

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bone. : Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. : Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbours house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. : A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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: Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. : As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. : If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if

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he be thirsty, give him water to drink: : For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. : The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. : It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a

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wide house. : As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. : A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. : It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. : He that hath

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no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. : As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. : As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. : A whip for the horse, a

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bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fools back. : Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. : Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. : He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and

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drinketh damage. : The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. : As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. : As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.

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: The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. : As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. : Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. : The slothful man saith, There is a lion in

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the way; a lion is in the streets. : As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. : The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. : The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. :

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He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. : As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, : So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? : Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so

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where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. : As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. : The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. : Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with

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silver dross. : He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; : When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. : Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. : Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth

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a stone, it will return upon him. : A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. : Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. : Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. :

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A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fools wrath is heavier than them both. : Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? : Open rebuke is better than secret love. : Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. : The full

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soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. : As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. : Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a mans friend by hearty counsel. : Thine own friend, and thy fathers friend, forsake not;

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neither go into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. : My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. : A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are

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punished. : Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. : He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. : A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. :

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Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. : Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. : Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. : As in water face answereth to face, so the

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heart of man to man. : Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. : As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. : Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart

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from him. : Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. : For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? : The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. : The lambs are for thy clothing, and the

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goats are the price of the field. : And thou shalt have goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. : The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. : For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but

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by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. : A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. : They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. : Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD

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understand all things. : Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. : Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. : He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather

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it for him that will pity the poor. : He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. : Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession. : The rich man is wise

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in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. : When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. : He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. : Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he

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that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. : As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. : The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. : A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee

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to the pit; let no man stay him. : Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. : He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. : A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that

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maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. : To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. : He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. : He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than

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he that flattereth with the tongue. : Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. : He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. : He that trusteth in his own heart

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is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. : He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. : When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. : He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed,

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and that without remedy. : When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. : Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. : The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. : A man that flattereth

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his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. : In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. : The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it. : Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. :

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If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. : The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. : A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. : If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. : The

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poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. : The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. : The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. : When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their

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fall. : Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. : Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. : A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. : Seest thou a man that

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is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. : He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length. : An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. : A mans pride shall bring him low: but honour shall

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uphold the humble in spirit. : Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. : The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. : Many seek the rulers favour; but every mans judgment cometh from the LORD. : An unjust man

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is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. : The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, : Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. : I

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neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. : Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his sons name, if thou canst tell? : Every

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word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. : Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. : Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: : Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither

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poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: : Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. : Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. : There is

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a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. : There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. : There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. : There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and

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their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. : The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: : The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and

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the fire that saith not, It is enough. : The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. : There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: : The way of an

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eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. : Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. : For three things the earth

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is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: : For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; : For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. : There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: :

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The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; : The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; : The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; : The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings palaces. :

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There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: : A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; : A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. : If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil,

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lay thine hand upon thy mouth. : Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. : The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. : What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son

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of my vows? : Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. : It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: : Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. : Give strong drink

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unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. : Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. : Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. : Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the

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poor and needy. : Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. : The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. : She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. : She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh

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willingly with her hands. : She is like the merchants ships; she bringeth her food from afar. : She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. : She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. : She girdeth her

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loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. : She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. : She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. : She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. : She is not afraid of

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the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. : She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. : Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. : She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. : Strength and

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honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. : She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. : She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. : Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth

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her. : Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. : Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. : Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. Ecclesiastes or The Preacher : The words of the Preacher,

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the son of David, king in Jerusalem. : Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. : What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? : One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. : The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth

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down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. : The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. : All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return

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again. : All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. : The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. : Is there

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any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. : There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. : I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. : And

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I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. : I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. : That which is

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crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. : I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. : And I gave my heart to

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know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. : For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. : I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. : I said of

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laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? : I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. :

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