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Lady Wisdom: You simple, naive people, how long will you love your feeble ways? You simpletons, how long will you enjoy making fun of what you don’t understand? You fools, how long will you hate learning what truly matters?
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As for you, you should walk like those who are good and keep to the paths of those who love justice,
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Because the Eternal proves His love by caring enough to discipline you, just as a father does his child, his pride and joy.
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If you don’t forsake Lady Wisdom, she will protect you. Love her, and she will faithfully take care of you.
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Evildoers travel a dark road because they love to hide their deeds in darkness; they can’t see the perils ahead that cause them to stumble.
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She who is lovely as a deer and graceful as a doe— as you drink in her love, may her breasts satisfy you at all times.
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You see, the Eternal sees our ways before Him. He watches every move we make and knows where those paths lead.
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Take a lesson from the ant, you who love leisure and ease. Observe how it works, and dare to be just as wise.
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Come in, and we will feast on love until sunrise; we will delight ourselves in our affections.
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I love those who love me; those who search hard for me will find me.
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I’m ready to meet those who love me, bestow true riches upon them, and fill up their lives until their treasuries overflow.
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So do not correct a scoffer unless you are ready to be hated, but correct the wise and you will be loved.
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Hatred fuels dissension, but love calms all rebellions.
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The way of the Eternal offers safety to those who love justice, but it destroys those who perpetrate evil.
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Those who love discipline love knowledge, but fools hate any kind of correction.
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Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children, but those who are quick to correct them show true love.
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The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich are loved by many friends.
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Don’t those who work evil stray from the truth? Those who plan goodness experience unfailing love and faithfulness.
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The penalty of sin is removed by love and loyalty; and by devotion to the Eternal, evil is avoided.
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Those who forgive faults foster love, but those who repeatedly recall them ruin relationships.
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A true friend loves regardless of the situation, and a real brother exists to share the tough times.
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A person who loves sin loves a fight, and one who builds a grand entrance dares others to tear it down.
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Words have power in matters of life and death, and those who love them will savor their fruit.
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Whoever gains a wise heart loves his own soul, and whoever preserves understanding experiences true goodness.
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Do not fall in love with sleep, or you will awake a poor person. Stay awake, get to work, and you will have more than enough food.
