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For at first she will walk with them on tortuous paths; she will bring fear and dread upon them, and will torment them by her discipline until she trusts them, and she will test them with her ordinances.
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Then she will come straight back to them again and gladden them, and will reveal her secrets to them.
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If they go astray she will forsake them, and hand them over to their ruin.
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Watch for the opportune time, and beware of evil, and do not be ashamed to be yourself.
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For there is a shame that leads to sin, and there is a shame that is glory and favor.
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