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CHAPTER 3
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
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For length of days, and
long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
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Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about
thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
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So shalt thou find favour and good understanding
in the sight of God and man.
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Trust in the L
ORD
with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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In all thy
ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
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Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the L
ORD
, and depart from evil.
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It shall be health to thy
navel, and marrow to thy bones.
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Honour the L
ORD
with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of
all thine increase:
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So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with
new wine.
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My son, despise not the chastening of the L
ORD
; neither be weary of his correction:
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For
whom the L
ORD
loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son
in whom
he delighteth.
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Happy
is
the man
that
findeth wisdom, and the man
that
getteth understanding.
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For the
merchandise of it
is
better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
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She
is
more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
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Length of days
is
in her right hand;
and
in her left hand riches and honour.
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Her ways
are
ways
of pleasantness, and all her paths
are
peace.
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She
is
a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:
and happy
is every one
that retaineth her.
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The L
ORD
by wisdom hath founded the earth; by
understanding hath he established the heavens.
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By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and
the clouds drop down the dew.
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My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
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So shall
they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
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Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy
foot shall not stumble.
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When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down,
and thy sleep shall be sweet.
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Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked,
when it cometh.
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For the L
ORD
shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
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Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do
it.
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Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast
it by thee.
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Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
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Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
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Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
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For the froward
is
abomination
to the L
ORD
: but his secret
is
with the righteous.
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The curse of the L
ORD
is
in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
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Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
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The wise shall inherit glory:
but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
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