Proverbs 27:16-27
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16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
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17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
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19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
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20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
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22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
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23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
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24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
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25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
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26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
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27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.