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Take pity on Jerusalem, your holy city, where you chose to stay.
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Fill your Temple on Mount Zion with your glory and with hymns of praise.
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Testify for your people, whom you created in the beginning; fulfill the prophecies that have been spoken in your name.
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Reward those who have put their faith in you, and vindicate your prophets.
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You have always been gracious to your people; listen to your servants as we pray. Then everyone on earth will recognize that you are the Lord, the God of the ages.
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Any kind of food can be eaten, but some foods are better than others.
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And just as the tongue can distinguish the flavors of different kinds of meat, so a sharp mind can detect lies.
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A person with a warped mind causes trouble, but an experienced person knows how to pay it back.
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A woman has to take any man as a husband, but a man must choose his wife carefully.
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A woman's beauty makes a man happy; there is no fairer sight for the human eye to see.
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If the woman is kind and gentle in her speech, her husband is the most fortunate of men.