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But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
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for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
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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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Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
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for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
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lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel,
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Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
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and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
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For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life.
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Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?
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Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?
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So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
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But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
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Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
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“To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
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rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
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Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
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The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
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Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
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For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.
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A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
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One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
