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Whoever fears the Lord will do this, and whoever holds to the law will obtain wisdom.
2
She will come to meet him like a mother, and like a young bride she will welcome him.
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She will feed him with the bread of learning, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.
4
He will lean on her and not fall, and he will rely on her and not be put to shame.
5
She will exalt him above his neighbors, and will open his mouth in the midst of the assembly.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.