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| 1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. |
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| 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. |
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| 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. |
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| 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? |
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| 5 Open rebuke is better than secret love. |
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| 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. |
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| 7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. |
Soul – Being, person. R205:2
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| 8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. |
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| 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. |
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| 10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. |
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| 11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. |
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| 12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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Foreseeth the evil – The energy of politicians and financiers advocating world trade markets is begotten of this wisdom. R2867:5,3
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| 13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. |
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| 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. |
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| 15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. |
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| 16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. |
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| 17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. |
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| 18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. |
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| 19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. |
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| 20 Sheol and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. |
Hell – Sheol, oblivion, death, not torment. E368; R2599:5
Are never full – Cannot be overcrowded, no limit to its capacity. E368
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| 21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. |
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| 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. |
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| 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. |
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| 24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? |
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| 25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. |
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| 26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. |
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| 27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. |
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