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Those who have contempt for wisdom and instruction will be miserable. People like this have no hope. Their work won't amount to anything. Their actions will be worthless.
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Those who trust in the Lord will know the truth. Those who are faithful will always be with him in love. Favor and mercy belong to the holy ones. God watches over God's chosen ones.
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The ungodly will get what their evil thinking deserves. They had no regard for the one who did what was right, and instead, they rose up against the Lord.
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Those who have contempt for wisdom and instruction will be miserable. People like this have no hope. Their work won't amount to anything. Their actions will be worthless.
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They will marry foolish people. Their children will be wicked. Their whole family line will be cursed.
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What a contrast to the barren woman who has kept herself pure, who hasn't had sex with another in sin. She will be blessed. When God inspects entire lives, she will bear fruit.