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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4The words of a person's mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person's innermost being. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10The name of the LORD is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city, and it is like a high wall in his imagination. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13The one who gives an answer before he listens--that is his folly and his shame. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14A person's spirit sustains him through sickness--but who can bear a crushed spirit? |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16A person's gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20From the fruit of a person's mouth his stomach is satisfied, with the product of his lips is he satisfied. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable, and receives a pleasurable gift from the LORD. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
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