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Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.