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\c 10
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\p
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\q1
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\v 1 As dead flies cause perfume to stink,
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\q2 so a little folly can overpower wisdom and honor.
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\q1
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\v 2 The heart of a wise person tends to the right,
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\q2 but the heart of a fool tends to the left.
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\q1
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\v 3 When a fool walks down a road,
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\q2 his thinking is deficient,
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\q3 proving to everyone he is a fool.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 4 If the emotions of a ruler rise up against you, do not leave your work.
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\q2 Calm can quiet down great outrage.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun,
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\q2 a kind of error that comes from a ruler:
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\q1
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\v 6 Fools are given leadership positions,
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\q2 while successful men are given low positions.
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\q1
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\v 7 I have seen slaves riding horses,
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\q2 and successful men walking like slaves on the ground.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 8 Anyone who digs a pit
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\q2 can fall into it,
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and whenever someone breaks down a wall,
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\q2 a snake can bite him.
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\q1
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\v 9 Whoever cuts out stones
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\q2 can be hurt by them,
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\q1 and the man who chops wood
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\q2 is endangered by it.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 10 If an iron blade is dull,
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and a man does not sharpen it,
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then he must use more strength,
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but wisdom provides an advantage for success.
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\q1
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\v 11 If a snake bites before it is charmed,
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\q2 then there is no advantage for the charmer.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,
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\q2 but the lips of a fool swallow himself.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 13 As words begin to flow from a fool's mouth, foolishness comes out,
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\q2 and at the end his mouth flows with wicked madness.
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\q1
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\v 14 A fool multiplies words,
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\q2 but no one knows what is coming.
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\q2 Who knows what is coming after him?
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 15 The toil of fools wearies them,
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\q2 so that they do not even know the road to town.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 16 There is trouble in the land if your king is young,
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\q2 and your leaders begin feasting in the morning!
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\q1
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\v 17 But the land is happy when your king is the son of nobles,
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\q2 and your leaders eat when it is time to eat
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\q2 and they do so for strength,
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\q2 not for drunkenness!
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\q1
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\v 18 Because of laziness the roof sinks in,
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\q2 and because of idle hands the house leaks.
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\q1
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\v 19 People prepare food for laughter,
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\q2 wine brings enjoyment to life,
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\q3 and money fills the need for everything.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 20 Do not curse the king, not even in your mind,
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\q2 and do not curse rich people in your bedroom.
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\q1 For a bird of the sky might carry your words;
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\q2 whatever has wings can spread the matter.
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