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Two mature companions smile toward one another while sharing a bowl of vegetables.
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Proverbs 15:17

Vegetables with Love and Rich Food with Hatred

Gentle Answers, Timely Words, and the Upward Path of Life · Proverbs 15

Story guide: A shared vegetable bowl contrasts with a richer meal whose diners turn away from one another.

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17Better is a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

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