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13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.

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25 Before the mountains were fettled, before the hills was I brought forth;

26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the duft of the world:

14 Counsel is mine, and found wifdom: I am underBanding; I have strength. 15. By me kings reign, and princes decree juftice. b16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judg-face of the depths: es of the earth.

17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early fhall find me.

18 Riches and honour are with me yea, durable riches and righteousness.

19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice filver.

20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midft of the paths of judgment;

21. That I may cause those that love me to inherit fubftance; and I will fill their treasures.

22 The Lord poffeffed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of

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23 I was fet up from everlafting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth: when, there were no foun

27 When he prepared, the heavens I, was there: when he fet a compafs upon the

28 When he establifhed the clouds, above: when he ftrengthened the fountains of the deep:

29 When he gave to the fea his decree that the waters fhould not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth;

30 Then I was by him as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the fons of men.

32 Now therefore hearken, unto me, O ye children: for bleffed are they that keep my

ways.

33 Hear inftruction, and be wife, and refuse it not.

34 Bleffed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the pofts of my doors.

35 For whofo findeth me, 9 Give inftruction to a wife findeth life, and fhall obtain man, and he will be yet favour of the Lord. wifer: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

36 But he that finneth against me wrongeth his own foul: all they that hate me love death.

CHAP. IX.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

11 For by me thy days

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Wed her houfe, the years of thy life fhall be in

hath hewn out her feven pil-creased.

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2 She hath killed her beafts; fhe hath mingled her wine; the hath alfo furnished her table.

3 She hath fent forth her maidens: fhe crieth upon the highest places of the city:

4 Whofo is fimple, let

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12 If thou be wife thou fhalt be wife for thyself: but if thou fcorneft, thou alone fhalt bear it.

13¶ A foolish woman is clamorous: he is fimple, and knoweth nothing.

14 For the fitteth at the door of her house, on a feat in the high places of the city, 15 To call paffengers who

him turn in hither:
him that wanteth understand-go right on their ways:
ing, fhe faith to him,

5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

6 Forfake the foolish, and live and go in the way of understanding.

16¶ Whofo is fimple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth underftanding, fhe faith to him,

17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in fecret is pleasant.

7 He that reproveth a 18 But he knoweth not fcorner, getteth to himself that the dead are there: and fhame: and he that rebuketh that her guests are in the a wicked man, getteth himself depths of hell.

a blot.

8 Reprove not a fcorner,

CHAP. X.

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13 In the lips of him that hath understanding, wifdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

14 Wife men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolifh is near deftruction.

15 The rich man's wealth is his ftrong city the deftruction of the poor is their poverty.

16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life; the fruit of the wicked to fin.

17 He is in the way of life that keepeth inftruction: but he that refufeth reproof, er

6 Bluffings are upon the head of the juft: but vio-reth. lence covereth the mouth of the wicked..

7 The memory of the juft is bleffed: but the name of the wicked fhall rot.

8. The wife in heart, will receive commandments: but a prating fool fhall fall.

9 He that walketh uprightly walketh furely but he that perverteth his ways fhall be known.

10 He that winketh with the eye causeth forrow: but a prating fool fhall fall.

II The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

12 Hatred stirreth up ftrife: but love covereth all fins.

18. He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a flander, is a fool. 119 In the multitude of words there wanteth not fin: but he that refraineth his lips is wife.

20 The tongue of the juft is as choice filver, the heart of the wicked is little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

22 The bleffing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no forrow with it.

23 It is a fport to a fool to do mifchief; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

24. The fear of the wicked, it fhall come upon him

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then cometh fhame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright fhall guide them: but the perverfenefs of tranfgreffors fhall deftroy them.

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Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteoufnefs delivereth from death..

5 The righteoufnefs of the perfect fhall direct his way: but the wicked fhall fall by his own wickednefs..

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16 The righteoufnefs of the upright fhall deliver them: but tranfgreffors fhall be taken in their own naughtiness.

7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation fhall perifh: and the hope of unjuft men perisheth

8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his ftead.

9 An hypocrite with his mouth deftroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge fhall the just be delivered.

10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth and when the wicked perifh, there is fhouting.

11 By the bleffing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

12 He that is void of wifBb 2 dom

.dom defpifeth his neighbour: 22 As a jewel of gold in a but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

13 A tale-bearer revealeth fecrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter,

14 Where no counsel is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is fafety.

15 He that is furety for a ftranger fhall fmart for it: and he that hateth furetyship is fure.

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23 The defire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that with-holdeth

more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

25 The liberal foul fhall be made fat; and he that 16 A gracious woman re-watereth fhall be watered altaineth honour and strong so himself. men retain riches.

17 The merciful man doeth good to his own foul; but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that foweth righteousness shall be a fure reward.

26 He that with-holdeth corn, the people fhall curfe him: but bleffing shall be [upon the head of him that felleth it.

27 He that diligently feeketh good, procureth favour: but he that feeketh mischief, it fhall come unto him.

28 He that trusteth in his

19 As righteousness tendeth to life: fo he that pur-riches fhall fall: but the fueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

20 They that are of a froward heart, are abomination to the Lord: but fuch as are upright in their way are his delight.

21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked fhall not be unpunished: but the feed of the righteous fhall be delivered.

righteous fhall flourish as a

branch.

29 He that troubleth his own houfe fhall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be fervant to the wife of heart.

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life: and he that winneth fouls is wife.

31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompenfed in the earth: much more the wick

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