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# Chapter 3
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1 My son, do not forget my law,
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But let your heart keep my commands;
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2 For length of days and long life
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And peace they will add to you.
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3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
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Bind them around your neck,
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Write them on the tablet of your heart,
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4 And so find favor and high esteem
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In the sight of God and man.
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5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
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And lean not on your own understanding;
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6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
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And He shall direct your paths.
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7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
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Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
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8 It will be health to your flesh,
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And strength to your bones.
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9 Honor the Lord with your possessions,
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And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
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10 So your barns will be filled with plenty,
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And your vats will overflow with new wine.
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11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
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Nor detest His correction;
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12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
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Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
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13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
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And the man who gains understanding;
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14 For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
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And her gain than fine gold.
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15 She is more precious than rubies,
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And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
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16 Length of days is in her right hand,
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In her left hand riches and honor.
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17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
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And all her paths are peace.
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18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
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And happy are all who retain her.
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19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
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By understanding He established the heavens;
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20 By His knowledge the depths were broken up,
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And clouds drop down the dew.
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21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes—
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Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
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22 So they will be life to your soul
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And grace to your neck.
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23 Then you will walk safely in your way,
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And your foot will not stumble.
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24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
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Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
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25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
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Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
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26 For the Lord will be your confidence,
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And will keep your foot from being caught.
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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
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When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
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28 Do not say to your neighbor,
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“Go, and come back,
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And tomorrow I will give it,”
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When you have it with you.
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29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
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For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
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30 Do not strive with a man without cause,
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If he has done you no harm.
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31 Do not envy the oppressor,
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And choose none of his ways;
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32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
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But His secret counsel is with the upright.
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33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
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But He blesses the home of the just.
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34 Surely He scorns the scornful,
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But gives grace to the humble.
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35 The wise shall inherit glory,
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But shame shall be the legacy of fools. |