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\c 27
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\v 1 Do not boast about what will happen tomorrow,
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\q2 because you do not know what will come to you during that day.
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\v 2 Do not praise yourself; let someone else praise you.
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\q2 It is better for someone you do not know to praise you,
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\q2 than for you to praise yourself.
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\q1
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\v 3 If you think about how heavy a stone can be, or how much sand can weigh—
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\q2 then you will understand that the trouble a fool causes is harder to carry than both of those things.
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\v 4 If you think about how cruel can be people who rage at others, and how angry people can attack others like a flood of water,
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\q2 then think about how jealous people are even worse;
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\q2 no one can resist being harmed by a jealous person.
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\q1
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\v 5 It is better to offer a rebuke out in the open, than to have a love that is hidden.
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\q1
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\v 6 A wound from a friend is better than kisses from an enemy.
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\q1
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\v 7 When a person is walking along and he has a full stomach, he may step on a honeycomb because he is not hungry;
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\q2 but if he were very hungry, even bitter things would taste sweet to him.
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\v 8 When a man wanders away from his home,
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\q2 he is acting like a bird that stays far from its nest.
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\q1
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\v 9 The aroma of perfume and the scent of incense can help to make a person feel happy;
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\q2 but the sweetness of a friend is more important than his advice.
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\v 10 Do not forget your friend or a friend of your father;
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\q2 and when you have a problem and you need help,
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\q2 do not go to your brother's home.
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\q2 When there is trouble, a neighbor who lives close by
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\q2 is better than a brother who lives far away
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\q1
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\v 11 My son, if you become wise, you will make me happy;
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\q2 so I will be able to give an answer to anyone who argues against me.
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\v 12 One who has good sense takes cover when he sees trouble coming,
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\q2 but those who have no experience or knowledge rush ahead into danger.
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\q1
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\v 13 Take a man's garment as security when he is guaranteeing a loan for a stranger.
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\q2 If one wants to hold the debt for an adulteress, do not let him do it; take hold of him.
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\v 14 Whoever shouts out a blessing in a loud voice early in the morning,
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\q2 that blessing will be heard as if it were a curse.
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\v 15 A wife who continually argues with her husband is as annoying as
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\q2 the constant dripping of water on a rainy day;
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\q1
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\v 16 and stopping her from arguing would be as difficult as restraining the wind,
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\q2 or trying to catch oil in one hand.
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\q1
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\v 17 Iron is used to sharpen an iron blade, just like a man makes his friend better.
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\v 18 The farmer who takes care of a fig tree will enjoy its fruit when it is ripe.
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\q2 This is just like the one who protects his master, he will get honor from his master.
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\v 19 When a person looks in the water, he sees his own face;
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\q2 similarly when we look at what a person loves, we know what he is like deep inside.
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\v 20 You know that the Place of the Dead and The Destroyer are never satisfied;
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\q2 and people, too, are never satisfied and always want more.
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\v 21 Silver is refined in a crucible, and gold is put into a furnace to be made pure;
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\q2 and how a person responds to the praise given to them
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\q2 will tell you what kind of person he is.
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\v 22 Though you grind a fool as if you were grinding up grain,
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\q2 you will not be able to take his foolishness out of him.
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\q1
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\v 23 A good shepherd will know the condition of all his sheep and he will check on them every day.
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\q2
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\v 24 Wealth does not last forever.
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\q2 Does the crown of a king endure for all generations?
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\v 25 The grass dies out and then the new growth starts to grow;
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\q2 and on the mountains food for the cattle is stacked up in the barns.
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\v 26 The lambs will give you warm clothing and the goats will give you enough to pay for the cost of the field.
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\v 27 There will be milk from the goats that you can drink—that will be food for everyone who lives in your house—
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\q2 and it is food to feed your servant girls, as well.
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