[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]
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			Zhēnyán
			(Zhēn·yán
			Admonishing · Sayings → [Proverbs]
			箴言)
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			6
			Ài
			(love
			爱
			愛)
			nǐ
			(you
			你)
			de
			(’s
			的)
			
			rén,
			
			Chūyú zhōngxìn cái lìng
			nǐ
			(you
			你)
			shòushāng;
			
			Hèn
			
			nǐ
			(you
			你)
			de
			(’s
			的)
			
			rén,
			
			Yào
			nǐ
			(you
			你)
			kěnqiú cái gēn
			nǐ
			(you
			你)
			qīnwěn.
			
			
			
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			Háizi
			(Hái·zi
			child · [suf for nouns] → [son]
			孩子)
			a
			([ptcl used in direct address]
			啊),
			
			Nǐ
			(you
			你)
			yào
			(must
			要)
			yǒu
			(have
			有)
			zhìhuì
			(zhì·huì
			wisdom · intelligence → [wisdom]
			智慧),
			
			Ràng
			(make
			让
			讓)
			wǒ de
			((wǒ
			me
			我)
			(de
			’s
			的)
			→ [my])
			xīn
			(heart
			心)
			huānxǐ
			(huān·xǐ
			{be joyful} · {be happy}
			欢喜
			歡喜),
			
			Shǐ
			(making
			使)
			wǒ
			(me
			我)
			kěyǐ
			(kě·yǐ
			able · [suf]
			可以)
			huíyìng
			(huí·yìng
			{circling back} · {to respond to}
			回应
			回應)
			nà
			(that
			那)
			jīfěng
			(jī·fěng
			ridicules · mocks
			讥讽
			譏諷)
			wǒ
			(me
			我)
			de
			({’s (one)}
			的).
			
			
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			Tiě
			(iron
			铁
			鐵)
			mó
			(grinding → [sharpening]
			磨)
			tiě
			(iron
			铁
			鐵)
			kěyǐ
			(kě·yǐ
			can · [suf]
			可以)
			móde
			(mó·de
			{grind → [sharpen]} · getting
			磨得)
			fēnglì
			(fēng·lì
			{sharp point or cutting edge (of a knife, sword, etc.)} · {to be sharp}
			锋利
			鋒利),
			
			Péngyou
			(friends
			朋友)
			jiān
			(between
			间
			間/閑)
			yě
			(also
			也)
			néng
			(can
			能)
			qiēcuō
			(qiē·cuō
			cut · {grind and polish ivory → [exchange views]} → [learn from each other by exchanging views]
			切磋)
			jìnbù
			(jìn·bù
			{to advance} · steps → [to progress]
			进步
			進步).
			
			
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			Nǐ gāi quèzhī nǐ yángqún
			de
			(’s
			的)
			qíngkuàng,
			Zhuānxīn liúyì nǐ
			de
			(’s
			的)
			shēngchù;
			
			
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