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but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.

But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul.

My son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. My son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:

For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,

But they that sin against me act wickedly against their own souls: and they that hate me love death.

But he knows that mighty men die by her, and he falls in with a snare of hell. But hasten away, delay not in the place, neither fix thine eye upon her: for thus shalt thou go through strange water; but do thou abstain from strange water, and drink not of a strange fountain, that thou mayest live long, and years of life may be added to thee.

A wise son makes his father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.

The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.

Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.

A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.

The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.

The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly man is extinguished.

A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.

He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.

He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.

There is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.

Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.

The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.

The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.