Proverbs 25:14-16

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¹⁴Like clouds and wind without rain
is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.

¹⁵With patience a ruler may be persuaded,
and a soft tongue will break a bone.
¹⁶If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,
lest you be sated with it and vomit it.

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