Sanders' Union Fourth Reader / Embracing a Full Exposition of the Principles of Rhetorical Reading; with Numerous Exercises for Practice, Both in Prose and Poetry, Various in Style, and Carefully Adapted to the Purposes of Teaching in Schools of Every Grade

by Charles W. Sanders

1 V. Where no counsel is, the people fall,
2 V. but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

1 V. He that diligently seeketh good, procureth favor;
2 V. but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

1 V. The righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;
2 V. but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

1 V. The lip of truth shall be established forever;
2 V. but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

1 V. Lying lips are abomination to the Lord;
2 V. but they that deal truly are His delight.

1 V. The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
2 V. but the slothful shall be under tribute.

1 V. A wise son heareth his father's instruction;
2 V. but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

1 V. He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life;
2 V. but he that openeth wide his lips, shall have destruction.

1 V. A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;
2 V. but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

1 V. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man;
2 V. but the end thereof are the ways of death.