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take_v some_o occasion_n of_o break_v concord_n or_o provoke_v his_o neighbour_n unto_o strife_n 2_o a_o fool_n be_v not_o delight_v with_o understanding_n but_o with_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o his_o own_o heart_n albeit_o most_o profitable_a instruction_n be_v teach_v or_o most_o sound_a argument_n bring_v to_o convince_v the_o conceit_a person_n of_o his_o error_n or_o evil_a course_n of_o life_n yet_o he_o be_v so_o far_o off_o from_o rest_v therein_o that_o he_o wonderful_o please_v himself_o in_o those_o fantastical_a imagination_n only_o which_o his_o blind_a or_o froward_a heart_n devise_v or_o minister_v unto_o he_o 3_o when_o the_o wicked_a man_n come_v contempt_n come_v also_o and_o with_o the_o vild_a person_n reproach_n 11.2_o before_o 11.2_o disgrace_n and_o infamy_n follow_v the_o notorious_a offender_n every_o where_o 4_o the_o word_n of_o a_o excellent_a man_n mouth_n be_v as_o deep_a water_n the_o well_o spring_n of_o wisdom_n be_v like_o a_o flow_a river_n 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happy_a thing_n to_o give_v rather_o they_o to_o receive_v a_o man_n be_v after_o a_o special_a sort_n to_o endeavour_n that_o he_o may_v be_v bountiful_a and_o give_v alm_n to_o the_o poor_a abraham_n do_v so_o desire_v to_o extend_v his_o liberality_n to_o those_o who_o stand_v in_o need_n that_o he_o sit_v at_o his_o door_n to_o wait_v for_o guest_n but_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a be_v better_a than_o he_o that_o be_v a_o liar_n nevertheless_o he_o who_o have_v nothing_o to_o bestow_v on_o good_a use_n yea_o who_o have_v scant_o so_o much_o as_o will_v suffice_v himself_o and_o those_o who_o depend_v on_o he_o be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o more_o to_o be_v esteem_v by_o man_n than_o the_o great_a rich_a man_n of_o this_o world_n who_o be_v atheist_n or_o hypocrite_n &_o give_v their_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a only_o to_o be_v see_v and_o commend_v 23_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n bring_v life_n and_o he_o who_o therewith_o be_v endue_v shall_v remain_v satisfy_v 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to_o repentance_n cease_v o_o my_o son_n etc._n etc._n let_v it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o o_o man_n to_o have_v spend_v the_o former_a time_n of_o thy_o life_n in_o ungodliness_n and_o unrighteousness_n now_o therefore_o lay_v aside_o all_o thy_o vanity_n and_o vice_n 101_o psal_n 119._o v._n 101_o that_o thou_o may_v right_o hear_v &_o obey_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 28_o a_o wicked_a witness_n mock_v at_o judgement_n and_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o ungodly_a swallow_v up_o iniquity_n 29_o but_o judgement_n be_v prepare_v for_o these_o scorner_n and_o stripe_n for_o the_o back_n of_o fool_n a_o wicked_a witness_n mock_v that_o judgement_n a_o false_a witness_n make_v no_o account_n of_o truth_n or_o equity_n and_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o ungodly_a swallow_v up_o iniquity_n moreover_o they_o who_o have_v not_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n before_o their_o eye_n utter_a lie_n without_o any_o shame_n or_o remorse_n make_v no_o bone_n thereat_o as_o we_o use_v to_o speak_v but_o 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