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He who takes vengeance will find vengeance from the Lord,
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Forgive your neighbor the hurt that he has done,
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Does anyone harbor anger against another
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Upon a man like himself he has no mercy,
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He himself, being flesh, nourishes wrath.
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Remember your last end, and stop enmity.
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Remember the commandments, and don’t be angry with your neighbor.
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Abstain from strife, and you will diminish your sins,
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A man who is a sinner will trouble friends
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As is the fuel of the fire, so it will burn;
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A contention begun in haste kindles a fire;
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If you blow on a spark, it will burn;
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Curse the whisperer and double-tongued,
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A slanderer has shaken many,
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A slanderer has cast out brave women
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He who listens to it will not find rest,
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The stroke of a whip makes a mark in the flesh,
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Many have fallen by the edge of the sword,
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Happy is he who is sheltered from it,
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For its yoke is a yoke of iron,
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Its death is an evil death,
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It will not have rule over godly men.
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Those who forsake the Lord will fall into it.
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As you hedge your possession about with thorns,
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so make a balance and a weight for your words,
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Take heed lest you slip with it,