XII
Uprightness of Heart
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The just and the fair that giveth each man his due whether he is friend or foe, that is the good: nought else.
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The prosperity of the just groweth not less: it endureth even unto their remotest posterity.
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Though nought but profit come of it, touch not the wealth that cometh by deviating from the right.
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The righteous and the unrighteous are known by their offspring.
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Evil and good come unto all: but an upright heart is the glory of the wise.
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When thy heart swerveth from the right and turneth unto evil, know that thy destruction is near at hand.
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The world looketh not down on the poverty of the upright and virtuous man.
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Behold the weighing beam, for it is straight in itself and weigheth justly: the glory of the wise is to be like unto it and to incline neither to this side nor to that.
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Behold the man who swerveth not at all from the right in his own mind: the upright speech of his lips is a judgment.
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Behold the businessman that looketh after the interests of others as his own: his business will expand.