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Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.

for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.

As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

[As] coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.

Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.

The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.

for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?

The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;

and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.

To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.

The bloodthirsty hate the perfect, but the upright care for his soul.

A king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:

The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;

For the pressing of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood; and the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.