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The Lord sees what happens everywhere.
    He is watching what evil people do, and good people too.
Kind words are like the fruit of a tree that gives life.
    But words that are not honest make people sad and weak.
A fool hates his father's rules.
    But a wise child learns when his father warns him.

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

The soothing tongue(D) is a tree of life,(E)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.(F)

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(G)

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