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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
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Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.
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A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.
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It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
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A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
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He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.
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Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
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Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
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It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
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“It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer— then goes off and boasts about the purchase.
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A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
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A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
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One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
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If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
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Saying 26
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
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Further Sayings of the Wise
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
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thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
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Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.
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Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
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It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.
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Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
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To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
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“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
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She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
