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The LORD takes care of the poor; he feeds the fatherless and widows; but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

The reverence of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise knowledge and instruction.

My son, do not walk in the way with them; but refrain your foot from their path;

But you have despised all my counsels, and you were not pleased with my reproof.

Then they shall call upon me, but I will not answer them; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me;

But he who listens to me shall live in hope, and shall refrain from many evils.

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth and the ungodly shall be rooted out of it.

My son, do not forget my law; but let your heart keep my commandments;

For the wicked man is an abomination in the presence of the LORD: but the secret of the LORD is with the upright.

The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

Surely he despises scorners; but he has compassion on the wise.

Wise men shall inherit glory; but fools shall receive disgrace.

But the path of the righteous is like the shining light that shines more and more unto the perfect day.

Do not let them depart from your eyes; but keep them in the midst of your heart.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; but remove your foot from evil.

But the end of her life is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

But if he is caught, he shall pay sevenfold; he shall give all the goods of his house.

But he who commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding, and he destroys his own soul.

But she roams around outside, now in the streets, and now lying in wait at the corners.

My son, if you are wise, you are wise for yourself and for your friends; but if you are evil-minded, you alone shall bear your evils;