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72 lines
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# Chapter 3
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1 My son, do not forget my teaching,
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but let your heart keep my commandments,
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2 for length of days and years of life
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and peace they will add to you.
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3 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness 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 So you will find favor and good success
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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 do not lean on your own understanding.
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6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
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and he will make straight your paths.
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7 Be not wise in your own eyes;
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fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
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8 It will be healing to your flesh
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and refreshment to your bones.
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9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
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and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
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10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
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and your vats will be bursting with wine.
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11 My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
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or be weary of his reproof,
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12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
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as a father the son in whom he delights.
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13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
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and the one who gets understanding,
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14 for the gain from her is better than gain from silver
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and her profit better than gold.
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15 She is more precious than jewels,
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and nothing you desire can compare with her.
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16 Long life is in her right hand;
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in her left hand are 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 lay hold of her;
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those who hold her fast are called blessed.
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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 deeps broke open,
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and the clouds drop down the dew.
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21 My son, do not lose sight of these—
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keep sound wisdom and discretion,
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22 and they will be life for your soul
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and adornment for your neck.
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23 Then you will walk on your way securely,
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and your foot will not stumble.
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24 If you lie down, you will not be afraid;
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when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
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25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror
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or of the ruin of 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 your power to do it.
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28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,
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tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.
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29 Do not plan evil against your neighbor,
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who dwells trustingly beside you.
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30 Do not contend with a man for no reason,
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when he has done you no harm.
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31 Do not envy a man of violence
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and do not choose any of his ways,
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32 for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
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but the upright are in his confidence.
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33 The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked,
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but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
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34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
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but to the humble he gives favor.
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35 The wise will inherit honor,
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but fools get disgrace. |