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If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
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For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
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Moral Benefits of Wisdom
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
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For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,
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She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
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Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”— when you already have it with you.
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Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.
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It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
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and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
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a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
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Warning Against Adultery
My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
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For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
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But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
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He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.
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Warning Against the Adulterous Woman
My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.
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Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
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Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning; let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
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for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
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when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
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“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
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“Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed.
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“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
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The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
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Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
