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| Do not honor yourself before the king, And do not take a place among the prominent,7 For it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” Than to humiliate you in the presence of a noble. |
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| Like apples of gold in silver carvings Is a word spoken at the right time. |
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| Like clouds and wind that bring no rain Is a man who boasts about a gift never given. |
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| Rarely set foot in your neighbor’s house, So that he does not get tired of you and hate you. |
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| If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; If he is thirsty, give him water to drink,22 For you will be heaping burning coals on his head, And Jehovah will reward you. |
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| Better to dwell on a corner of the roof Than in the same house with a quarrelsome wife. |
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