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The blessing of the Lord is the reward of the godly, and suddenly He maketh his blessing to flourish.
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Say not, "What profit is there in my service, and what good things shall I have hereafter?"
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Again, say not, "I have enough and possess many things, and what evil can come to me hereafter?"
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In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction, and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity.
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For it is an easy thing unto the Lord in the day of death to reward a man according to his ways.
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The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure, and in his end his deeds shall be discovered.
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Judge none blessed before his death, for a man shall be known in his children.
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Bring not every man into thine house, for the deceitful man hath many snares.
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As a partridge taken and kept in a cage, so is the heart of the proud; and as a spy, watcheth he for thy fall.
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For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil, and in things worthy of praise will lay blame upon thee.
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Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled, and a sinful man lieth in wait for blood.