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- Many haue sinned for a smal matter: & he that seeketh for abundance will turne his eies away.
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- As a naile sticketh fast betweene the ioynings of the stones: so doth sinne sticke close betweene buying and selling.
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- Unlesse a man hold himselfe diligently in the feare of the Lord, his house shall soone be ouerthrowen.
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- As when one sifteth with a sieue, the refuse remaineth, so the filth of man in his talke.
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- The furnace prooueth the potters vessell: so the triall of man is in his reasoning.
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- The fruite declareth if the tree haue beene dressed: so is the vtterance of a conceit in the heart of man.
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- Praise no man before thou hearest him speake, for this is the triall of men.
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- If thou followest righteousnesse, thou shalt obtaine her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe.
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- The birds will resort vnto their like, so will truth returne vnto them that practise in her.
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- As the Lyon lieth in waite for the pray: so sinne for them that worke iniquity.
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- The discourse of a godly man is alwaies with wisedome: but a foole changeth as the Moone.
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- If thou be among the vndiscreet, obserue the time: but be continually among men of vnderstanding.
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- The discourse of fooles is irksome, and their sport is in the wantonnesse of sinne.
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- The talke of him that sweareth much, maketh the haire stand vpright: and their braules make one stop his eares.
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- The strife of the proud is blood-shedding, and their reuilings are grieuous to the eare.
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- Who so discouereth secrets, looseth his credit: and shall neuer find friend to his minde.
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- Loue thy friend, and be faithfull vnto him: but if thou bewrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.
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- For as a man hath destroyed his enemie: so hast thou lost the loue of thy neighbour.
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- As one that letteth a bird goe out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour goe;
and shalt not get him againe.
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- Follow after him no more, for he is too far off, he is as a roe escaped out of the snare.
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- As for a wound it may be bound vp, and after reuiling there may be reconcilement: but he that bewrayeth secrets is without hope.
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- He that winketh with the eies worketh euil, and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
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- When thou art present he will speake sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.
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- I haue hated many things, but nothing like him, for the Lord will hate him.
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- Who so casteth a stone on high, casteth it on his owne head, and a deceitfull stroke shall make wounds.
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- Who so diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.
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- He that worketh mischiefe, it shall fall vpon him, and he shall not know whence it commeth.
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- Mockery and reproach are from the proud: but vengeance as a Lyon shall lie in waite for them.
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- They that reioyce at the fall of the righteous shalbe taken in the snare, and anguish shall consume them before they die.
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- Malice and wrath, euen these are abhominations, and the sinfull man shall haue them both.
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