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always_o virtue_n companion_n misery_n only_o admit_v no_o envy_n s._n 20._o p._n 8._o a_o envious_a man_n be_v as_o unprofitable_a to_o a_o city_n as_o darnel_n be_v to_o wheat_n s._n 21._o p._n 8._o the_o envious_a man_n can_v neither_o abide_v a_o superior_a a_o inferior_a nor_o a_o equal_a he_o be_v fit_o compare_v to_o a_o viper_n and_o to_o the_o rustiness_n of_o iron_n s._n 22._o p._n 8_o &_o 9_o envy_n be_v a_o dangerous_a disease_n rife_o in_o all_o place_n it_o be_v a_o picture_n of_o hell_n s._n 23._o p._n 9_o to_o put_v any_o trust_n or_o confidence_n in_o this_o world_n or_o to_o depend_v upon_o vain_a man_n be_v to_o lean_a to_o a_o break_a staff_n the_o rod_n and_o the_o staff_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v only_o to_o be_v lean_v unto_o s._n 24._o p._n 9_o in_o all_o our_o word_n and_o action_n a_o measure_n must_v be_v keep_v and_o consideration_n be_v to_o be_v have_v what_o agree_v with_o the_o time_n place_n and_o person_n s._n 25._o p._n 10._o humility_n ought_v to_o 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of_o great_a quietness_n s._n 31._o p._n 12._o a_o just_a man_n be_v a_o mighty_a man_n be_v he_o never_o so_o poor_a and_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v vile_a and_o base_a be_v he_o never_o so_o rich_a s._n 32._o p._n 12._o &_o 13._o a_o fine_a exchange_n between_o a_o rich_a man_n that_o be_v naught_o and_o a_o beggar_n that_o be_v honest_a and_o virtuous_a s._n â—â—_o p._n 13._o as_o cloud_n do_v cover_v the_o sun_n so_o calamity_n darken_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n s._n 34._o p._n 13._o no_o sound_a judgement_n can_v be_v give_v of_o a_o man_n until_o
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skin_n of_o a_o lion_n be_v not_o enough_o nor_o will_v not_o serve_v it_o be_v wont_v to_o be_v peece_v with_o the_o skin_n of_o a_o fox_n that_o which_o a_o cruel_a man_n can_v accomplish_v by_o force_n he_o will_v perform_v it_o by_o fraud_n s._n 161._o p._n 79._o a_o old_a fox_n be_v hardly_o snare_v and_o yet_o at_o the_o length_n they_o be_v either_o snare_v for_o their_o conversion_n or_o knare_v for_o their_o confusion_n hypocrite_n and_o arrogant_a person_n do_v never_o follow_v christ_n s._n 161._o p._n 80._o a_o hypocrite_n be_v like_o a_o apple_n that_o be_v very_o beautiful_a without_o and_o rot_v within_o and_o like_o a_o goodly_a tall_a tree_n that_o flourish_v and_o be_v full_a of_o leaf_n but_o fruitless_a he_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o and_o hate_v to_o be_v that_o he_o seem_v s._n 162._o p._n 80._o if_o thou_o love_v to_o be_v feed_v with_o flattery_n than_o thou_o will_v feed_v thy_o flatterer_n and_o they_o at_o the_o length_n will_v serve_v 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