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A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face
A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high
places of the city,
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For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high
places of the city,
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that
wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
A plague upon it when thieves cannot be true one to another!
A plague upon it when thieves cannot be true one to another!
A thief believes everybody steals.
A thief believes everybody steals.
Who steals a bugle-horn, a ring, a steed,
Or such like worthless thing, has some discretion;
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Who steals a bugle-horn, a ring, a steed,
Or such like worthless thing, has some discretion;
'Tis petty larceny: not such his deed
Who robs us of our fame, our best possession.
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief,
He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.
The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief,
He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.
To keep my hands from picking and stealing.
To keep my hands from picking and stealing.
