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All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth [them with] words, [yet] they [are] wanting [to him].

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.

The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favor [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 own soul; [but] he that despiseth his ways shall die.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.

A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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

The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoever] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul.

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

The just [man] walketh in his integrity: his children [are] blessed after him.

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

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

Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

He that goeth about [as] a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

Whoever curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?