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deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.

Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

then I was by him [his] nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men.

but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

He that walketh in integrity walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; but a just weight is his delight.