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We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
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Cast in your lot among us, Let us all have one purse”—
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Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke,
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
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In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
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Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
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She is more precious than rubies, And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
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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 those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.
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Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.
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For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
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Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
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Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
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As a loving deer and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; And always be enraptured with her love.
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For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, And He ponders all his paths.
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Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
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Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
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For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men.
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All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
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They are all plain to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge.
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For wisdom is better than rubies, And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
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By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth.
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But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.”
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The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked.
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Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.
