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An ish who is corrected often yet hardens his neck shall suddenly be broken, and there shall be no healing.
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When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked one rules, the people groan.
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An ish who loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but the one who companions with prostitutes destroys wealth.
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By Judgment a king establishes a land, but an ish who takes gifts tears it down.
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An ish who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
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In the transgression of an evil ish is a snare, but the righteous shall sing and rejoice.
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The righteous knows the Judgment of the poor, but the wicked does not understand knowledge.
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Men of scoffing set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
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If a wise ish contends with a foolish ish, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.
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Men of blood hate the whole, but the upright seek to preserve his being.
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A fool lets out all his ruach, but the wise holds it back and quiets it.
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If a ruler listens to a lying word, all his servants become wicked.
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The poor and the ish of oppression meet together; Yahuah gives light to the eyes of them both.
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A king who judges the poor in truth— his Throne shall be established forever.
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The rod and correction give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
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When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous shall see their fall.
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Discipline your son, and he shall give you rest, and he shall give delight to your being.
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Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint, but blessed is the one who guards the Torah.
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A servant shall not be corrected by words alone, for though he understands, there is no answer.
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Do you see an ish hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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The one who pampers his servant from youth shall in the end have him as a son.
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An ish of anger stirs up contention, and a master of wrath abounds in transgression.
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The pride of Adam shall bring him low, but the lowly of ruach shall obtain honor.
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The one who shares with a thief hates his own being. He hears the oath but does not reveal it.
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The fear of Adam lays a snare, but the one who trusts in Yahuah shall be set on high.
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Many seek the face of a ruler, but from Yahuah comes the Judgment of an ish.
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An unjust ish is an abomination to the righteous, and the upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.