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for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

for disaster from them will rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?

Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house.

Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done."

As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.

Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;

for it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put lower in the presence of the prince. What your eyes have seen

do not hastily bring into court; for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?

If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you be sated with it and vomit it.

for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

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

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

For lack of wood the fire goes out; and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart;

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is judged by his praise.