"He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding."
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Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, But he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,