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He that feareth the Lord will do good and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her
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And as a mother shall she meet him and receive him as a wife married of a virgin
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With the bread of understanding shall she feed him and give him the water of wisdom to drink
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He shall be stayed upon her and shall not be moved and shall rely upon her and shall not be confounded
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She shall exalt him above his neighbours and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth
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He shall find joy and a crown of gladness and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name
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But foolish men shall not attain unto her and sinners shall not see her
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For she is far from pride and men that are liars cannot remember her
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Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner for it was not sent him of the Lord
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For praise shall be uttered in wisdom and the Lord will prosper it
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Say not thou It is through the Lord that I fell away for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth
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Say not thou He hath caused me to err for he hath no need of the sinful man
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The Lord hateth all abomination and they that fear God love it not
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He himself made man from the beginning and left him in the hand of his counsel
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If thou wilt to keep the commandments and to perform acceptable faithfulness
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He hath set fire and water before thee stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt
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Before man is life and death and whether him liketh shall be given him
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For the wisdom of the Lord is great and he is mighty in power and beholdeth all things
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And his eyes are upon them that fear him and he knoweth every work of man
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He hath commanded no man to do wickedly neither hath he given any man licence to sin
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King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain