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- Wine is a mocker, strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.
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- The feare of a king, is as the roaring of a Lion: who so prouoketh him to anger, sinneth against his owne soule.
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- It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
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- The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;
therefore shall he begge in haruest, and haue nothing.
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- Counsell in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding will draw it out.
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- Most men will proclaime euery one his owne goodnes: but a faithfull man who can finde?
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- The iust man walketh in his integritie: his children are blessed after him.
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- A king that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, scattereth away all euill with his eyes.
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- Who can say, I haue made my heart cleane, I am pure from my sinne?
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- Diuers weights, and diuers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.
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- Euen a childe is knowen by his doings, whether his worke be pure, and whether it be right.
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- The hearing eare, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made euen both of them.
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- Loue not sleepe, lest thou come to pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
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- It is nought, it is nought (saith the buyer:) but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
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- There is gold, and a multitude of Rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewell.
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- Take his garment that is suerty for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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- Bread of deceit is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with grauell.
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- Euery purpose is established by counsell: and with good aduice make warre.
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- He that goeth about as a tale-bearer, reueileth secrets;
therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lippes.
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- Who so curseth his father or his mother, his lampe shall be put out in obscure darkenesse.
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- An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning: but the ende thereof shall not be blessed.
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- Say not thou, I will recompence euil: but wait on the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
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- Diuers waights are an abomination vnto the Lord: and a false ballance is not good.
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- Mans goings are of the Lord;
how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
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- It is a snare to the man who deuoureth that which is holy: and after vowes, to make inquirie.
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- A wise king scattereth the wicked, & bringeth the wheele ouer them.
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- The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
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- Mercy and trueth preserue the king: and his throne is vpholden by mercy.
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- The glory of yong men is their strength: and the beautie of old men is the gray head.
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- The blewnes of a wound cleanseth away euill: so doe stripes the inward parts of the belly.
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