343 Hebrew Proverbs / Page 7
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If the dog barks, go in; if the bitch barks you had better stay outside.122.
If the wine comes in, good sense goes out.123.
If two men claim your help, and one is your enemy, help him first.124.
If you add to the truth, you take something away from it.125.
If you always fear misfortune, you'll miss out on happiness.126.
If you are born an ass, you will die one.127.
If you can't find peace within you, you'll labor in vain to find it elsewhere.128.
If you commence a good action, leave it not incomplete.129.
If you do a person a favor, you'll be his superior; if he does one for you, his inferior; and if neither, you'll be his friend.130.
If you do not honor your parents, your children will not honor you.131.
If you don't aspire to great things, you won't attain small things.132.
If you don't walk after eating, your food remains undigested.133.
If you receive pay, you cannot sit idle and if you sit idle, you cannot receive pay.134.
If you see your friend's ox or sheep straying, don't look the other way; return them to your friend.135.
If you want to control your soul, hand it as a gift to your intellect.136.
If your son-in-law is good, you gained a son. if he is bad, you've lost a daughter.137.
Immortality is surely a pleasant feeling, especially when the individual is still alive.138.
In a community, your reputation matters. in a strange place, your clothing counts.139.
In my life of vanity i saw everything: a righteous man dying in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long after his evil deeds.140.
It cannot be true religion if it loves money.