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Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and it grieveth him to turn it to his mouth.

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.

So is the man that hurteth his friend deceitfully: and when he is taken, saith: I did it in jest.

An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertaineth deceit.

When he shall speak low, trust him not: because there are seven mischiefs in his heart.

He that covereth hatred deceitfully, his malice shall be laid open in the public assembly.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.

Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.

He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.

He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call the oil of his right hand.

Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.

Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways.

He that keepeth the law, is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth his father.

He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be an abomination.

He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods.

He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.