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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Every day brings his bread with it.
Every day brings his bread with it.
Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]
Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]
