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If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee.
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Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far off, lest thou be forgotten.
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Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words: for with much
communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets:
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But cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in
prison.
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Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing: when thou hearest
these things, awake in thy sleep.
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Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.
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Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbor.
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All flesh consorteth according to kind, and a man will cleave to his like.
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What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb? so the sinner with the godly.
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What agreement is there between the hyena and a dog? and what peace between the rich and
the poor?
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As the wild ass is the lion's prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor.
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As the proud hate humility: so doth the rich abhor the poor.
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A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends: but a poor man being down is thrust
away by his friends.
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When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and
yet men justify him: the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and
could have no place.
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When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol
it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they
will help to overthrow him.
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Riches are good unto him that hath no sin, and poverty is evil in the mouth of the ungodly.
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The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a merry
heart maketh a cheerful countenance.
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A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables
is a wearisome labour of the mind.
CHAPTER 14
Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of
sins.
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Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope
in the Lord.
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Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money?
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