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18 Through (A)indolence the beams sag, and through slack hands the house leaks. 19 Men prepare bread for laughter, and (B)wine makes life glad, and (C)money [a]is the answer to everything. 20 Furthermore, (D)in your bedchamber do not (E)curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the sky will bring the sound and the winged creature will tell the matter.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 10:19 Lit answers all