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we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;
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cast lots with us; we will all share the loot”—
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These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
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“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
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Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.
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I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
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“Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,
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they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
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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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but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.”
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then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
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Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path.
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For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
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Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.
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Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,
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Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
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Thus you will walk in the ways of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.
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For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
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but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it.
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for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.
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Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
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in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
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This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
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then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
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She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.
