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- The wicked man craves evil; his neighbor gets no mercy from him.
- When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.
- The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
- If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.
- A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
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- When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
- A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead.
- He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.
- The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
- Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.
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- In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.
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