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detrabant_fw-la sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la a_o detrahant_fw-la nesciunt_fw-la ideo_fw-la tolirabilis_fw-la est_fw-la iâ—is_fw-la jactura_fw-la detrimenti_fw-la latentis_fw-la id_fw-la ib._n c._n 8._o man_n give_v away_o part_n of_o their_o year_n say_v he_o to_o they_o they_o mighty_o love_v nor_o do_v they_o perceive_v or_o know_v in_o the_o least_o what_o they_o do_v and_o they_o give_v it_o so_o that_o other_o receive_v no_o profit_n by_o that_o which_o they_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o but_o they_o be_v ignorant_a that_o they_o themselves_o lose_v any_o thing_n by_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o detriment_n that_o be_v so_o latent_fw-la be_v toberable_a to_o they_o if_o we_o be_v wise_a let_v we_o look_v well_o who_o they_o be_v that_o we_o spend_v and_o lay_v out_o our_o time_n upon_o let_v we_o not_o 16._o not_o ps_n 26.4_o &_o 1.1_o prov._n 4.14_o 15_o 16._o sit_v customary_o sit_v with_o vain_a person_n nor_o be_v the_o common_a 13.20_o common_a prov._n 13.20_o companion_n 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thou_o take_v this_o for_o a_o rule_n that_o if_o a_o person_n be_v not_o a_o good_a man_n though_o he_o love_v thou_o he_o be_v not_o a_o friend_n to_o thou_o a_o master_n of_o morality_n will_v tell_v thou_o that_o 35._o that_o qui_fw-la amicus_fw-la est_fw-la amat_fw-la qui_fw-la amat_fw-la non_fw-la utique_fw-la amicus_fw-la est_fw-la itaque_fw-la amicitia_fw-la semper_fw-la prodest_fw-la amor_fw-la etiam_fw-la aliquando_fw-la nocet_fw-la sen_n ep_v 35._o he_o that_o be_v a_o friend_n do_v love_n but_o he_o that_o love_v be_v not_o for_o that_o reason_n present_o a_o friend_n for_o friendship_n do_v always_o profit_v a_o person_n but_o love_n do_v hurt_v sometime_o now_o hurt_v to_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o great_a hurt_v that_o can_v be_v do_v to_o any_o and_o therefore_o acquaint_v not_o with_o those_o that_o will_v study_v to_o bring_v vice_n into_o your_o acquaintance_n and_o who_o acquaintance_n will_v breed_v your_o estrangement_n from_o god_n keep_v free_a from_o that_o 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