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29 A patient person has great understanding,
but an impatient person exalts foolishness.
30 A contented heart[a] gives life to the flesh,
but envy rots the bones.
31 A person who oppresses the poor insults his Maker,
but one who is gracious to the needy honors him.

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  1. Proverbs 14:30 Literally a healing heart