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A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left

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Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool

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If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences

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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler

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Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place

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I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth

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He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him

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Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby

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If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct

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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better

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The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself

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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness

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A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him

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The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city

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Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning

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Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness

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By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through

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A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things

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Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter