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No evil will happen to him who fears the Lord,
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A wise man will not hate the law,
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A man of understanding will put his trust in the law.
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Prepare your speech, and so you will be heard.
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The heart of a fool is like a cartwheel.
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A stallion horse is like a mocking friend.
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Why does one day excel another,
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They were distinguished by the Lord’s knowledge,
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Some of them he exalted and hallowed,
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And all men are from the ground.
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In the abundance of his knowledge the Lord distinguished them,
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Some of them he blessed and exalted,
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As the clay of the potter in his hand,
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Good is the opposite of evil, so[a] the sinner is the opposite of the godly.
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Look upon all the works of the Most High like this,
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I was the last on watch,
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By the Lord’s blessing I arrived before them,
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Consider that I labored not for myself alone,
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Hear me, you great men of the people,
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To son and wife, to brother and friend,
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While you still live and breath is in you,
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For it is better that your children should ask from you
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Excel in all your works.
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In the day that you end the days of your life,
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Fodder, a stick, and burdens are for a donkey.
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Set your slave to work, and you will find rest.
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Yoke and whip will bow the neck.
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Send him to labor, that he not be idle,
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Set him to work, as is fit for him.
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Don’t be excessive toward any.
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If you have a slave, treat him like yourself,
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If you have a slave, treat him like yourself.
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which way will you go to seek him?