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119 lines
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Trust the Lord
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# Chapter 3
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1. My son, don't forget my teaching,
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but let your heart keep my commands;
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2. for they will bring you
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many days, a full life, and well-being.
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3. Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you.
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Tie them around your neck;
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write them on the tablet of your heart.
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4. Then you will find favor and high regard
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with God and people.
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5. Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
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and do not rely on your own understanding;
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6. in all your ways know him,
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and he will make your paths straight.
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7. Don't be wise in your own eyes;
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fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
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8. This will be healing for your body
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and strengthening for your bones.
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9. Honor the Lord with your possessions
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and with the first produce of your entire harvest;
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10. then your barns will be completely filled,
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and your vats will overflow with new wine.
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11. Do not despise the Lord's instruction, my son,
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and do not loathe his discipline;
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12. for the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
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just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
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Wisdom Brings Happiness
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13. Happy is a man who finds wisdom
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and who acquires understanding,
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14. for she is more profitable than silver,
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and her revenue is better than gold.
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15. She is more precious than jewels;
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nothing you desire can equal her.
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16. Long life is in her right hand;
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in her left, riches and honor.
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17. Her ways are pleasant,
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and all her paths, peaceful.
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18. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
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and those who hold on to her are happy.
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19. The Lord founded the earth by wisdom
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and established the heavens by understanding.
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20. By his knowledge the watery depths broke open,
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and the clouds dripped with dew.
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21. Maintain sound wisdom and discretion.
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My son, don't lose sight of them.
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22. They will be life for you
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and adornment for your neck.
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23. Then you will go safely on your way;
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your foot will not stumble.
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24. When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
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you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
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25. Don't fear sudden danger
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or 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 a snare.
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Treat Others Fairly
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27. When it is in your power,
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don't withhold good from the one to whom it belongs.
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28. Don't say to your neighbor, "Go away! Come back later.
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I'll give it tomorrow"--when it is there with you.
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29. Don't plan any harm against your neighbor,
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for he trusts you and lives near you.
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30. Don't accuse anyone without cause,
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when he has done you no harm.
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31. Don't envy a violent man
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or choose any of his ways;
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32. for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
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but he is a friend to the upright.
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33. The Lord's curse is on the household of the wicked,
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but he blesses the home of the righteous;
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34. He mocks those who mock
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but gives grace to the humble.
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35. The wise will inherit honor,
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but he holds up fools to dishonor.
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