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The man who fears the Lord will do this, and he who holds to the law will obtain wisdom.
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She will come to meet him like a mother, and like the wife of his youth she will welcome him.
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She will feed him with the bread of understanding, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.
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He will lean on her and will not fall, and he will rely on her and will not be put to shame.
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She will exalt him above his neighbors, and will open his mouth in the midst of the assembly.
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He will find gladness and a crown of rejoicing, and will acquire an everlasting name.
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Foolish men will not obtain her, and sinful men will not see her.
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She is far from men of pride, and liars will never think of her.
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A hymn of praise is not fitting on the lips of a sinner, for it has not been sent from the Lord.
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For a hymn of praise should be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it.