Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
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1 My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
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My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life, and peace.
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for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare they will give you.
3 Let not mercy aud truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart.
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Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 And thou shalt find grace, and good understanding before God and men.
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So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and of people.
5 Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.
6 In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.
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In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
7 Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
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Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
8 For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
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It will be a healing for your flesh and a refreshment for your body.
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits;
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Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce;
10 And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.
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then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.
11 My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:
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My child, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof,
12 For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.
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for the Lord reproves the one he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and is rich in prudence:
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Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding,
14 The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chief and purest gold:
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for her income is better than silver, and her revenue better than gold.
15 She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared to her.
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She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
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Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.
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Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.
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She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.
19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.
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The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens;
20 By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.
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by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew.
21 My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
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My child, do not let these escape from your sight: keep sound wisdom and prudence,
22 And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
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and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:
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Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble.
24 If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
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If you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.
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Do not be afraid of sudden panic, or of the storm that strikes the wicked;
26 For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
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for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
27 Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.
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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
28 Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and to morrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.
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Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it"—when you have it with you.
29 Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
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Do not plan harm against your neighbor who lives trustingly beside you.
30 Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
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Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when no harm has been done to you.
31 Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways.
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Do not envy the violent and do not choose any of their ways;
32 For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.
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for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.
33 Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
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The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the abode of the righteous.
34 He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
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Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he shows favor.
35 The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.
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The wise will inherit honor, but stubborn fools, disgrace.
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