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Be like a father to orphans, and instead of a husband to their mother; you will then be like a son of the Most High, and he will love you more than does your mother.
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Wisdom exalts her sons and gives help to those who seek her.
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Whoever loves her loves life, and those who seek her early will be filled with joy.
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Whoever holds her fast will obtain glory, and the Lord will bless the place she enters.
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Those who serve her will minister to the Holy One; the Lord loves those who love her.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the 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.