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A wise judge will instruct his people.
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As is the judge of his people, so are his officials.
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An undisciplined king will destroy his people.
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The government of the earth is in the Lord’s hand.
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A man’s prosperity is in the Lord’s hand.
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Don’t be angry with your neighbor for every wrong.
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Pride is hateful before the Lord and men.
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Sovereignty is transferred from nation to nation
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Why are dirt and ashes proud?[a]
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A long disease mocks the physician.
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For when a man is dead,
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It is the beginning of pride when a man departs from the Lord.
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For the beginning of pride is sin.
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The Lord cast down the thrones of rulers
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The Lord plucked up the roots of nations
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The Lord overthrew the lands of nations
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He took some of them away and destroyed them,
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Pride has not been created for men,
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Whose offspring has honor?
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In the midst of kindred he who rules them has honor.
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The rich man, the honorable, and the poor
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It is not right to dishonor a poor man who has understanding.
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The prince, the judge, and the mighty man will be honored.
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Free men will minister to a wise servant.
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Don’t flaunt your wisdom in doing your work.
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Better is he who labors and abounds in all things,
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My son, glorify your soul in humility,
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Who will justify him who sins against his own soul?
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A poor man is honored for his knowledge.
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But he who is honored in poverty, how much more in riches?