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| Look at a rat, -- it has its skin; | |
| But a man should be without dignity of demeanour. | |
| If a man have no dignity of demeanour, | |
| What should he but die? | |
| Look at a rat, -- it has its teeth; | |
| But a man shall be without any right deportment. | |
| If a man have not right deportment, | |
| What should he wait for but death? | |
| Look at a rat, -- it has its limbs; | |
| But a man shall be without any rules of propriety. | |
| If a man observe no rules of propriety, | |
| Why does he not quickly die? |
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