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don't be in a hurry to go to court. For what will you do in the end if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?

It's not good to eat too much honey, and it's not good to seek honors for yourself.

There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.

If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead.

Never abandon a friend— either yours or your father's. When disaster strikes, you won't have to ask your brother for assistance. It's better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.

Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.

Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds,

for riches don't last forever, and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.

your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will provide the price of a field.

And you will have enough goats' milk for yourself, your family, and your servant girls.

Blessed are those who fear to do wrong, but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.

Showing partiality is never good, yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.

Greedy people try to get rich quick but don't realize they're headed for poverty.

To flatter friends is to lay a trap for their feet.

Evil people are trapped by sin, but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.

There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.

Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.

For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, "Who is the Lord ?" And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God's holy name.

Never slander a worker to the employer, or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.

the lion, king of animals, who won't turn aside for anything,