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19 It is better to be poor and honest
    than to be foolish and tell lies.

Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good.
    If you act too quickly, you might make a mistake.

People’s own foolishness ruins their lives,
    but in their minds they blame the Lord.

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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(B)

A person’s own folly(C) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.(D)

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