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All the brethren of a poor [man] hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth [them] with words,—they are not [to be found].

He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.

The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.

A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.

He that ruineth [his] father and chaseth away [his] mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find?

The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!

A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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

Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.

The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?